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 (609) , Cabin Crew (177) , Flight Purser (78) , Airline Pilot (52) , Assistant Manager (42) , 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 186 reviews)); "good benefit (in travel and hotel special offer)" ((in 176 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Good work life balance and comfortable" ((in 125 reviews)); "It has a good cooperate culture" ((in 85 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not competitive" ((in 292 reviews)); "Poor management and not supportive to staff." ((in 155 reviews)); "Gap between reputation and product continues to grow; very low pay" ((in 114 reviews)); "Slow promotion (currently at least 8yrs to become as a purser unless your performance is extremely good)" ((in 33 reviews)); "No leadership training for people managers" ((in 12 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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Cathay Pacific reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(2,390 total reviews)

Ronald Lam

61% approve of CEO

48% 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 2,390 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

2.0

Aug 17, 2024

For travel benefits

Cabin crew

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For travel benefits.. ok la

Cons

Salary is utterly bad to a crazy extend

1.0

Aug 16, 2024

Toxic Culture & Office Bullying

Assistant manager, cargo related

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Huge discount air ticket Cathay city is with very good facilities Shoe brusher culture in Cargo

Cons

Huge politics and gossips. And management by fear. Gossips around the office and staff is without any basic courtesy. Full of hostilities. Harrassment even during lunch hours and in office corridor. Managers shout to staff without any reasons. Full of inexperienced staff but not qualified for promotion. Bias and unfair to staff , promotion is without any standard.

4.0

Aug 16, 2024

Good working culture

Flight attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Teamwork is well practiced and clear goals communicated to employee.

Cons

Salary is not as competitive as before, if want to earn more is hard.

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