Bit to broad a question really as the package you receive is airline specific. Some aspects are hidden in terms of pension/LoL/PDI as well as sector/duty/flight pay.
You may find this old pprune thread useful
http://www.pprune.org/terms-endearme...2015-16-a.html
My only tip for you, is to live fairly close to your base. Modern airline work, particularly SH, is quite hard on your sleep patterns, so commuting adds both financial and social costs.