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Not sure why I'm bothering really but more for the sake of the original poster than disproving your blinkered view, especially as we've had a few senior ex QF 380 F/O's join recently.
11 year Emirates, 8 years as Captain. Monthly amounts, give or take a few dirhams are;
Basic 43500
Flying pay 5500
Housing allowance 15000
Line training pay 6000
Provident fund Co. Contributions 6500
That's around 76,500 per month. Let's remove the LTC for comparing like with like so call it a round 70,000. That's 840,000 per annum or U$230K. I've not included the Company contribution to education which is around 60,000 per annum or meal allowances or profit share. So, to earn 230k would require a salary in the region of 380k gross based on a 40% deduction. These are US dollar figures so 400 straight for Aussie, alright?
Granted, being here for 4-5 months during the hotter months can be a grind, but less so than the noise and congestion in HK or the constant smog and pollution in China. And as an aside, I'm not from a 'developing country'.
Enjoy the flies mate!
Last edited by harry the cod; 1st Jun 2014 at 00:52.