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, 3.6 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)); "Working in airline with good 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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3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(2,382 total reviews)

Ronald Lam

63% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Cathay Pacific has an employee rating of 3.6 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

Apr 24, 2019

Salary freeze for over 10yrs

Pilot

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travel perks only for employees and 4 nominations.

Cons

HK became the most expensive city in the world. Cathay has done little to nothing in keeping up with living inflation. Cathay has frozen pay for last 10+years. No longer the career company due to cost cutting, 5years to upgrade from SO to FO. Poor management, low morale leading to high employee turnover. Contract compliance in force due to pilots disputes over pay and working conditions.

2.0

Jul 13, 2018

Flight Purser

Flight attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is ok for few years. Not a company that you can grow with.

Cons

The flights out of Vancouver are all red-eyed. The pay is very low compare with other local airlines after years of service. The management is poor and they are not following Canadian labor law standard.

2.0

May 22, 2017

Assitant Manager

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlike most of the company in Hong Kong, no one works most of the local just seating around on Facebook. People actually working there which hardly see anywhere in Hong Kong.

Cons

Poor financial portfolio, making it hard to getting promotion and move things forward.

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