Does Cathay Pacific pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cathay Pacific employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cathay Pacific. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cathay Pacific?

59% of Cathay Pacific employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cathay Pacific 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cathay Pacific?

Flight Attendant (608) , Cabin Crew (176) , Flight Purser (78) , Airline Pilot (52) , Assistant Manager (41) , Manager (39) , Customer Service Officer (37) , Solution Analyst (30) , Pilot (24) , Customer Service (23) , International Flight Attendant (23) , Project Manager (22) , Second Officer (18) , Customer Service Representative (17) , Engineer (17)

What are the pros of working at Cathay Pacific according to real employee reviews?

"Good health and travel benefits" ((in 181 reviews)); "good benefit (in travel and hotel special offer)" ((in 174 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and friendly" ((in 144 reviews)); "Good work life balance and comfortable" ((in 122 reviews)); "It has a good cooperate culture" ((in 89 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cathay Pacific according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and not competitive" ((in 293 reviews)); "Poor management and feel disrespectful at work." ((in 158 reviews)); "The Pay are low and force employee to sign new contract with bad terms with no negotiation." ((in 104 reviews)); "No career path" ((in 31 reviews)); "Slow promotion (currently at least 8yrs to become as a purser unless your performance is extremely good)" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cathay Pacific layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cathay Pacific layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cathay Pacific in 2026.

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(2,382 total reviews)

Ronald Lam

62% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Cathay Pacific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,382 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cathay Pacific employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Nov 14, 2023

Flight attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to travel to worldwide cities 90% Off travel tickets

Cons

8-10 days off per month Exhausting roster. On days off, you don't get enough time to recover from sickness / jetlag.

3.0

Oct 20, 2023

GE Program

Graduate engineering trainee get

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Rotation through different teams in engineering department allows sufficient time to explore the best role/job nature for you in the company

Cons

salary increment each year is less than inflation

4.0

Jun 8, 2022

from 5 stars airline to 3 stars

Flight attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

crew members are great uniform looks professional

Cons

everything gone down hill after the management took on the Chinese influences, company doesn't treat employees as good as it used to , they've been cutting costs on everything even before covid already, quality of everything hast been going down hill from there.

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