Ifbb it sounds like you are trying to justify your decision to join or are typing from the 3rd floor of EGHQ.
If you do want to come to the sand EK should probably your last choice since we are the lowest paid Widebody pilots of the Big 3 and have the longest time to upgrade.
There are plenty of airlines that pay more but you might not be able to join them. China is paying in some airlines $22,000 a month. I make almost half that in salary. We all know there is a provident fund and allowances here which makes up some of the difference but EK is still sorely lacking and behind most Widebody jobs. Then when you figure in our hourly wage we drop out of the picture.