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 improved by 1% over the last 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 3.8 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 benefit (in travel and hotel special offer)" ((in 181 reviews)); "Good health and travel benefits" ((in 180 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and friendly" ((in 140 reviews)); "Good work life balance and comfortable" ((in 131 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 294 reviews)); "Poor management and not supportive to staff." ((in 163 reviews)); "Gap between reputation and product continues to grow; very low pay" ((in 116 reviews)); "Slow promotion (currently at least 8yrs to become as a purser unless your performance is extremely good)" ((in 34 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.

Cathay Pacific reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(2,394 total reviews)

Ronald Lam

64% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Cathay Pacific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,394 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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1.0

Apr 3, 2017

Great airline. Bad business. Terrible senior management.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Travel benefits Lots of nice colleagues below senior level

Cons

Terrible, lunatic, incompetent senior management Mass redundancies No pay rises far as the eye can see In deep financial trouble No strategy to get out of trouble.

2.0

Mar 26, 2017

Working for the bare minimum.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Cathay Pacific plies its trade on an outdated reputation that no longer applies. But that reputation in turn provides fairly solid job security if you're willing to morph to fit in. Cathay Pacific is risk adverse, which is a positive in any economic environment.

Cons

A lack care and concern for their employees. Profits to shareholders and executives blot out any other priority. Company organization is modular and departments deliberately do not work together resulting in an inefficient work model as they spend more time undercutting each other than making actual progress. Departments are encouraged to nickel and dime budgets often causing other departments to compensate, no real budgeting is occurring.

2.0

Mar 26, 2017

Fair Employer, but Inefficient Management leads to stress

Business solutions lead

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Pros

Fair with Employees, work life balance good.

Cons

Very inefficient management and no clear strategic direction which leads to lots of politics, inefficiencies, unrealistic deadlines and therefore stress.

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Great airline. Bad business. Terrible senior management.

Working for the bare minimum.

Fair Employer, but Inefficient Management leads to stress

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