Indigo Salaries

[jetsreams]

Is it true that Indigo pilots may be given a salary hike in the very near future? The airline has lost many captains recently to Gulf based carriers and needs to take a serious look at it's working conditions, roster patterns and salary package. Suggestion : Introduce roster bidding, pension, more time off and an inflation adjusted salary package of at least 8-10% per annum. Merely hiking salaries is not the answer. They need a holistic approach.

[Intruder One]

This was covered in a previous post.Its not that the salary is bad actually its quite good,DEC $13.500.Its the tax that is brutal...30% right off the top so you end up in the $9000+ range.Even if they raised the pay the tax would still be there......not sure the solution to this problem.

[VijayMallya]

@jetsreams and what are you basing this on? The captains make 6lakhs per month with 60 days off in a year... It doesn't get better any where else in the world.

Indigo is the best place to work in the world at the moment. Period.

[highflyer40]

your having a laugh right? is that £6000 per month, and you have to live in India, and you think that's the best on offer in the world?? your dreaming

[vinayak]

I am glad you did the conversion highflyer40 but you've to remember... that is good money for India.


Cost Of Living Comparison Between India And United Kingdom (http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=India&country2=United+Kingdom)

[Intruder One]

"Indigo is the best place to work in the world at the moment. Period. "


I agree with that statement to a point....Sch's are ok..housing provided..tickets home...transport to work..good people to work for..but that tax is a problem.A friend of mine who recently joined said HR explained it to him like this.
Do not think of it as a tax for foreign pilots its more like a tariff imposed by the Indian government for allowing you to work here.A tax gives you some benefits this does not.
Thats almost $50000 a year a foreign pilot pays just to work there!!!


If they could reduce that somehow then yes it would a very decent gig.

[Wannabe Flyer]

Intruder one and other Expats.

Housing paid for transport paid for as are tickets back home and I am assuming those are non taxable. So the US$ 10,000 a month is taxable at 30% which is not exclusive to expats but also for Indians in that Salary bracket. Curious to know that if you were working stateside 1) What would your tax be on the salary in a % form 2) Would you get the housing and local transport benefit.

I should think that in most countries excluding the sandpit and some tax havens ones salary is taxable. Also I should think that expats from both the UK and USA would know their tax is creditable under the dual taxation agreement between the 2 countries.

Last but not the least doubt Indigo or anyone can do much to change the tax structure in a country or if it is their responsibility to do so.....

[Luke SkyToddler]

India for less than $10K per month, or China for $18-20K per month tax free ... gee that's a tough decision ... NOT

[Intruder One]

To Wannabe Flyer (http://www.pprune.org/members/304778-wannabe-flyer)


Yes you are correct, you would pay that much tax in the US......but here is the BIG difference.You can take deductions for any expense that pertains to the job.I've worked overseas before and this comes out to be a large sum.At the end of the year you turn all this in.So that $50000 or so you paid in taxes you may get $20000 of that back.


Being a foreigner in India I don't see how your going to get any of that back,even if their system was the same how could file not being a citizen.Another note ...........on a previous post a few said there was a way around this ..loopholes etc.My buddy in training said this was not the case you work up to 80hrs you get a little over $9000 period,and that's it.


From what I've read they have one of the largest Airbus orders so I would imagine allot of DEC's are going to be needed in the near future. If they can't figure out a way to have a more competitive salary this is going to be tough. You are correct about one thing, the rest of the package is just fine.

[itsbrokenagain]

WOW thats crap, I fly a 8 pax plane in India for much higher than the before tax amount shown above.... so do my Indian pilots I work with, and we get free housing (we only pay water and food) a car and driver 24/7, all expenses whilst at work domestic paid for... and tax free per diem out of country, no bonding and a great boss..... honestly this is a crappy salary to haul around 150+ lives in the scheme of things! makes sense now why there are billboards all over India asking for Pilots to join Indigo!!

[Intruder One]

Correct...my buddy said that as well,billboards everywhere for pilots.Well he just needed to get back to work like others in his group.They all agree unless the pay really improves they will not be there long.Too bad... he said it seems like a good company to work for.

[chanvin77]

What would the payscales look like for a SFO getting upgraded?

[Wannabe Flyer]

Intruder one: Check under Dual taxation treaty. I think you can claim tax back in the USA on expenses. A good CA will help and as a foreigner and yes you can file taxes in India

[Intruder One]

You may be correct don't know. My buddy there is German so their laws are different.It sounds like a good gig from him except the taxes, actually after further research it claims to be one of the best employers for expats.Housing provided,4 tickets home a year, transport to work and either a 6/2 or 10/4 rotation.


I'm going to look into this further I know they are on a big hiring drive. Don't know how you could get money back from the IRS when you paid the Indians unless money is exchanged somehow. I'm going to see my accountant this week,hope its true if so I'm definitely going to apply.

[Wannabe Flyer]

http://www.iaccindia.com/userfiles/files/India%20US%20Double%20Taxation%20Avoidance%20Treaty.pdf

Usa taxes its citizens on global income. If you pay your taxes in India you will get credit for it on the taxes you file in the USA and might be eligible for deductions.

Germany does not have treaty with InDia.

[Intruder One]

Thxs for the info.........