From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin, TSH, or hTSH for human TSH) is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine (T 4), and then triiodothyronine (T 3) which stimulates the metabolism of almost every tissue in the body. 4 is converted to triiodothyronine (T 3), which is the active hormone that stimulates metabolism. About 80% of this conversion is in the liver and other organs, and 20% in the thyroid itself. TSH is secreted throughout life but particularly reaches high levels during the periods of rapid growth and development.
The salary survey, compiled overseas, states that a pilot with five years service with Cathay earns US$222,865 (HK$1.73 million) a year compared with a Japan Airlines pilot, the second highest paid, with a salary of US$214,567.
The average airline pilot received an annual salary of $119,180 as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS category for airline pilots is scheduled air transportation, which included 58,630 pilots, or 86 percent of the 68,350 total number of pilots.