Most of the figures quoted above are rubbish. It's a flat monthly rate plus overtime. Accommodation is in some very nice 5 star hotels, or if you wish you take a good allowance to get your own place, although a bit risky with the erratic rostering
Avoid Contactair. They have not yet paid some of the guys here their last months salary, yet Parc paid me on time over a week ago.
Salary wise for contractors, look at Parcs website and it will tell you. There is one contract for contractors, ex Cyprus guys had to joint the company payroll.
Contactair also have a strange Swiss pension that they are trying to force guys to pay into.
I've been out in Greece for a few months now with this company and they aren't 3rd rate. Certainly, they are mainly, pleasant professionals with decent aircraft and a good product. Communication is poor, but then name an airline where it isn't. Rosters for contractors come late, but again they are training like mad and trying to get people on line.
As I understand re the Cypriots, many of them were offered jobs on the basis that they would be Cyprus based, but then someone had the bright idea of basing them in Heraklion, Athens etc, so of course they took up offers from the ME.
As a recent join FO here there are some challenges but nothing too different from a reasonable mainstream european carrier. And yes, Greece is lovely, it's a nice place to come back to.