First Officer (Direct Entry)
A321neo/A330/A350/B777/B747 · HKG · minimum 1,500 hours · permanent · apply on cathaypacific.com
500h P1; no closing date shown - confirm still live.
Pay & conditions · Asia-Pacific
Cathay Pacific: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
Hong Kong · Legacy · CX / CPA
Hiring selectively
Direct-entry First Officer vacancy on the official careers site.
Pay
Second officer
HKD 629,109 a year
about $80k a year
First officer
HKD 964,646 a year
about $123k a year
Captain
Not published
FO target annual salary HK$964,646 at target block hours (Jan 2026 rates) plus monthly allowance from HK$20,000; SO HK$629,109 + HK$14,000/mo. Captain not published.
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Cathay Pacific · summary
Open vacancies (1)
Conditions
- Allowances
- Monthly allowance (FO from HK$20k), children's education allowance, provident fund, discretionary bonus/profit share.
- Roster
- Productivity-driven contract; HKG based. Leave SO 21 / FO 28 days.
- Bases
- HKG
- Fleet
- A321neo, A330, A350, B777, B747F
- Benefits
- HK salaries tax ~15-17%; staff travel, medical, insurance.
- Careers site
- cathaypacific.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- ICAO ATPL or CPL/MEIR with ATPL credits
- Other
- 500h P1 (max 250 U/S); multi-crew >45t or >10t experience; ICAO English L4
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2026-01 · checked 30 Oct 2026
- Cathay Pacific - First Officer (Direct Entry)
- RotatePilot - Cathay Pacific salary
- Aviation A2Z - Cathay pilot salary 2026
- Cathay Pacific: second officer rank (official)
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