Does Cathay Pacific pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cathay Pacific employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 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 (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 benefit (in travel and hotel special offer)" ((in 179 reviews)); "Good medical and travel benefit" ((in 176 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and friendly" ((in 139 reviews)); "Good work life balance and comfortable" ((in 124 reviews)); "Working in airline with good culture" ((in 80 reviews))

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

"Too commercial and low salary" ((in 302 reviews)); "Poor management and not supportive to staff." ((in 160 reviews)); "Gap between reputation and product continues to grow; very low pay" ((in 113 reviews)); "No career path" ((in 29 reviews)); "slow career progression" ((in 24 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

Part of John Swire & Sons

Cathay Pacific reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(2,384 total reviews)

Ronald Lam

60% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Cathay Pacific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,384 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

Jun 11, 2025

Take it or leave it

Flight attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can have international exposure, diverse culture experience, freedom of travelling worldwide with low cost, the crew lifestyle is something you would never have with other jobs. You can have flexible lifestyle.

Cons

Salary is low, it's better if you have other parttime jobs e.g. yoga instructor, personal trainer. It's physically challenging and not a job for everyone. If you can't eat, sleep, work in any timezone, any time, this is not for you or you have to overcome all these challenges. If you want to have a fix schedule lifestyle, it might out of your control. You might work during Christmas or new year eve. There's not much career growth, despite being a course instructor or develop further in F&B or hospitality.

4.0

Jun 11, 2025

Great scope for work

Senior solution lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of outdated applications so a lot of scope of improvement and learning in terms of work and domain knowledge

Cons

There have been ongoing challenges with the deployment of personnel at the working level, resulting in repeated delivery of subpar quality applications. This highlights the need to ensure the right people are assigned to the right roles to improve outcomes.

1.0

Jun 11, 2025

N/A

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travel benefit with discount trickets

Cons

poor guidance and leadership from manager

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