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Hi Captain Lim,
Can I know the salary structure of pilots in Malaysia (MAS) and Singapore Airlines (SIA)?
Being a pilot, speaking fluent English is very important. Do you know how to improve one's English speaking skills? (Besides practicing speaking English with anyone everyday)
Thank you very much.
Mah Chun Yen
Hi Mah,
Below are the basic salary structure for Malaysia and Singapore Airlines:
Malaysia Airlines
Second Officers
A Cadet Pilot after his type endorsement will be paid a basic salary of
RM 4, 229.00 per month
On posting to the fleet and not under supervision of another copilot
RM 5,069.00
Second year on fleet
RM 5,360.00
Third year and thereafter
RM 5,668.00
First Officers
Narrow Body (B737) - RM 5,984.00 to RM 9,501.00
Wide Body (A330/B777/B747) RM 9,146.00 to RM 17,009.00
Captains
Narrow Body (B737) - RM 9,129.00 to RM 20,349.00
Wide Body (A330/B777/B747) RM 18,409.00 to RM 28,349.00
Allowances:
Productivity Allowances per hour
Narrow Body - RM 48.00 (Captain) RM 29.00 (co-pilot)
Wide Body - RM 72.00 (Captain) RM 43.00 (co-pilot)
When flying exceeds 80 hours, the rate is RM 216.00 (Captain) RM 144.00 (co-pilot)
Meals and Night Stop allowances:
Ranges from about RM150.00 to RM 600.00 per night depending on city.
Average Gross Salary (with allowances & dependent on seniority - estimates only)
Second Officer RM 6,000.00 to RM 8,000.00
First Officer (Narrow Body) RM 10,000.00 to RM 12,000.00
First Officer (Wide Body) RM 14,000.00 to RM 16,000.00
Captain (Narrow Body) RM 15,000.00 to RM 18,000.00
Captain (Wide Body) RM 24,000.00 to RM 35,000.00
Singapore Airlines
Second Officers
From S$ 2,035.00 to S$ 3,325.00 per month
First Officers
From S$ 4,925.00/S$ 5,150.00 to S$ 8,500.00 (B777/A340)
From S$ 5,375.00/S$ 5,600.00 to S$ 9,250.00 (B747-400)
Captains
From S$ 8,850.00/S$ 9,300.00 to S$ 15,300.00 (B777/A340)
From S$ 9,550.00/S$ 10,000.00 to S$ 16,500.00(B747-400)
Notes on pilots' allowances in SIA:
Second Officers on line training do not receive productivity allowances except for meal and night stop allowances.
Cargo pilots are paid per diem of S$ 8.00 per hour when away from base.
First Officer and Captain productivity allowances are S$ 36.00 and S$ 55.00 respectively.
Main Fleet pilots get productivity allowance for half the flying hours when they are traveling as a passenger on duty.
A First Officer gets about S$ 4,000.00 to S$ 6,000.00 total allowances (estimate only).
A Captain gets about S$ 5,000.00 to S$ 10,000.00 total allowances (estimate only).
Rates for meal allowances are dependent on the cities.
English Language
It is true that English is a very important language in global aviation today. Singaporean and Malaysian expatriate pilots have been warmly welcomed in countries such as Korea and China (paying them up to USD15, 000.00 per month) because of their good command in the English language. Why so? I was told that, in order for their airlines to fly to the US, there is a requirement that a certain percentage of their pilots must be able to communicate well in English.
In fact, ICAO will be making it mandatory for all pilots operating in International airspace to achieve and hold a certain degree and level of proficiency in the English Language by 5th March 2008. This is to facilitate an acceptable level of communication between the pilots and the Air Traffic Controllers during air operations.
Pilots would be graded on the levels of English proficiency and those who do not meet a certain minimum level would not be allowed to renew their flying licenses or have restrictions endorsed in their licenses.
To improve your English speaking skills, I can only suggest that you enroll yourself into a professional course. There are many such courses around and I know of one national TV newsreader that has been coaching people on good communication skill in English for a while now.
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