Contract Work in India - Pay Scales?
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Contract Work in India - Pay Scales?
Anyone got an idea of the pay scales for ex-pat helicopter pilots working in India? Just need an idea of what one can expect in terms of pay 
(flying single engine turbines) - rotational leave/tickets paid for to get home etc - accommodation - meals. 
Any info would be appreciated
(flying single engine turbines) - rotational leave/tickets paid for to get home etc - accommodation - meals. Any info would be appreciated
Companies now shy away from expats as the DGCA imposed more restrictions due to the fixed wing idiots coming over with false licences.
There's no rotation in India for on-shore work. It's full time with 28 days off per year, one ticket home, housing provided.
No per diem, you pay your own food.No social insurance / benefits.
Going rate for a 350B3 / 407 pilot is now 300000 rupees after tax, which translates into $4600 USD.
Money paid in local currency, you pay the bank transfer cost for sending it home, which is a major pain.
There's no rotation in India for on-shore work. It's full time with 28 days off per year, one ticket home, housing provided.
No per diem, you pay your own food.No social insurance / benefits.
Going rate for a 350B3 / 407 pilot is now 300000 rupees after tax, which translates into $4600 USD.
Money paid in local currency, you pay the bank transfer cost for sending it home, which is a major pain.
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Was that irony or sarcasm?
My best offer was close to that....6000 usd/month to fly mediums and long line in the mountains, paying for my own food and accomodation and transport and flights-and only got 28 days off as well..so i put it down, as they were talking about paying my own tax there as well.....
My best offer was close to that....6000 usd/month to fly mediums and long line in the mountains, paying for my own food and accomodation and transport and flights-and only got 28 days off as well..so i put it down, as they were talking about paying my own tax there as well.....
A lot of the offshore local pilots get about 1500 EUR a month and nothing is paid by the companies. If you think the global operators are engaged in a race to the bottom, you should see the pricing there. It would make you cry.
There is a reason none of the major heli operators aren't in India and it's not because they haven't looked. The tax regime is a shambles and the regulator thinks it knows everything despite an utterly appalling safety record.
There is a reason none of the major heli operators aren't in India and it's not because they haven't looked. The tax regime is a shambles and the regulator thinks it knows everything despite an utterly appalling safety record.
