In China, small airbus capts have typical base pay of $20K/month. ERJ-145/170/190 base $15K/month with paid upgrade to small airbus in one year. Have seen at least one job for ERJ-170/190 capts at base $18.5/month, with paid upgrade to small airbus after 1 year.

China is getting more and more desperate, and the small airbus fleet is where most pilots are needed. In the last week, airbus received orders for about 300 small airbuses, many of those in Asia.