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 benefit (in travel and hotel special offer)" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good medical and travel benefits" ((in 182 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and friendly" ((in 148 reviews)); "Good work life balance and comfortable" ((in 123 reviews)); "Working in airline with good culture" ((in 87 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 not supportive to staff." ((in 160 reviews)); "The Pay are low and force employee to sign new contract with bad terms with no negotiation." ((in 107 reviews)); "Slow promotion opportunities which takes years" ((in 30 reviews)); "No career path at all" ((in 29 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

2.0

Feb 21, 2019

FO

Pilot

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with people from around the world.

Cons

Jetlag. Several different contracts for cockpit crew. The latest is Cos18. The company is trying to find how low it can go to pay staff. Death by 1000 cuts is a great way to describe this company because they continually erode your terms and conditions of employment.

2.0

Aug 5, 2018

Poor Management

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, work-life balance, most of the staff is friendly

Cons

Poor management, they only listen to those incapable persons with buzz words but has no biz value delivered

1.0

Mar 16, 2018

Flight Purser

Flight purser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can fly around the world and visit many places Very great teamwork between crews Have a union to voice out something we are not happy about

Cons

Very snobbish management Bad salary & benefit by keep cutting cost Discriminating staff who has long term sick leave (such as work injury, chronic illness) by saying that they are having pattern sick leaves. You will enter a focus group to be look after by leave management team. Leave Management will say some beautiful words to ask you to give them the consent form to look at your medical record. However, this is a trap for you to disclose your medical history. They can find a way to say you are unfit to fly anymore. You have to either resigned or company asked you to leave.

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