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 (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?

"Travel benefit is good but need to know the game rules" ((in 179 reviews)); "good benefit (in travel and hotel special offer)" ((in 173 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and friendly" ((in 152 reviews)); "Good work life balance and comfortable" ((in 124 reviews)); "It has a good cooperate culture" ((in 99 reviews))

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

"Salary is low and not competitive" ((in 304 reviews)); "Poor management and feel disrespectful at work." ((in 160 reviews)); "Gap between reputation and product continues to grow; very low pay" ((in 115 reviews)); "Slow promotion (currently at least 8yrs to become as a purser unless your performance is extremely good)" ((in 36 reviews)); "No career path" ((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.

Cathay Pacific reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(2,387 total reviews)

Ronald Lam

61% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Cathay Pacific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,387 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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2.0

Jun 26, 2014

A good place to start your aviation career

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good staff travel & health cover, a good entry in your resume (for you to move onto somewhere else better later)

Cons

Reluntance to make decisions (from top to bottom), rife blame culture (as soon as something's gone wrong, people point their fingers to others), favouritism towards certain ethnic groups, regular rotations of top managment (many aren't even experts in the areas they're in)

4.0

May 24, 2014

Once in a life time job for a female, a good experience for a short term career

Flight attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flying everywhere in a dynamic environment, spontaneous scenes and full of surprises, meet and greet.

Cons

Time differences, Continuous Jet lagging, performance in an efficiency is mandatory with different cultures and traditions

5.0

May 21, 2014

Lovely place to work

Flight purser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get discount to fly everywhere

Cons

Need to fly on your birthday, xmas.

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