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The salaries for Cathay Pacific pilots, as well as for other pilots, depend on many factors, including training, experience and the types of aircraft the pilot operates. The Airline Pilot Central website reports that U.S.-based Cathay Pacific pilots earn between $6,500 and $18,000 per month, depending on experience.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't provide specific wage data on helicopter pilots. Instead, it puts helicopter pilots in its commercial pilots job category, which also includes pilots of fixed wing aircraft. The average salary for commercial pilots in all industries was $80,140 per year as of May 2012.Half earned between $53,050 and $96,810 per year.ccording to a salary survey conducted by Pro Pilot magazine in 2012, oil company pilots flying the Bell 206, 206L and OH58 and the Eurocopter AS350 and EC120 earned the lowest average salary, at $76,000 per year.