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 redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cathay Pacific redundancy and their outlook for job security at Cathay Pacific in 2026.

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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

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture and values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Cathay Pacific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,394 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 Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

10 Aug 2022

Cannot get out of here fast enough

Senior first officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice, well maintained aeroplanes Great colleagues (but they are all quitting also)

Cons

Toxic work environment. Permanent 50% pay cut during pandemic. Management treat staff with contempt. We are at risk of being fired and jailed for leaving our hotel rooms during a layover. Crew who are actively flying are unable to live normal lives in Hong Kong due to Covid restrictions placed upon people who have been travelling overseas. Its impossible to make overtime/ extra pay because operations deliberately manage and cut back our hours to avoid paying any excess. Hong Kong is rapidly becoming a communist country. Its impossible to commute to another country because of Covid restrictions. Do not come here.

2.0

17 May 2021

So so

Airline pilot

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Travel benefits, travel, training, bases, colleagues

Cons

Company attitude towards pilots, management, feeling expendable, new contracts, housing

4.0

7 Mar 2019

Good

Airline services operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Ever changing atmosphere and travel benefits

Cons

Always cutting costs and over worked staff

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