The wages of the “hosts” air service crews depend on several factors, including the airline itself, working hours, as well as years of service and experience, and each carrier has its own contracts that include the base salary along with a schedule of peripheral benefits, bonuses, and others.
Salaries and benefits vary globally according to the contracts, and on average they may start from about 92,000 dirhams annually (more than $ 25,000) for entry-level hosts, and the basic salary may include other financial benefits such as an hourly payment mechanism and housing insurance along with Daily allowance for meals in the outdoor stations.
Once experience is gained during the following years, wages can increase successively depending on the job category, and the salaries of the main hosts in commercial airlines may reach more than 132,000 dirhams annually (about 36,000 dollars) annually, increasing more than 257,000 dirhams (about 70,000 dollars) For private airlines and businessmen.
For the major airlines in the Middle East and in the Arab Gulf region, the contracts include additional benefits such as free medical insurance and transportation costs as well as free accommodation in the airline’s main home.
The average wages in the major Gulf air carriers reach more than 10 thousand dirhams per month and may increase to about 12 thousand, and the basic salary starts from about 4500 dirhams in addition to 60 dirhams for every flying hour, as the host can register monthly about 80 to 100 hours Airline per month, along with many other benefits of service crews, including airline tickets at discounted prices, international health insurance, as well as discounts on duty-free products, among others.