Saudi Arabia: A comparison of average monthly salaries received, by nationality group of workers (in US$, selected professions, 2017)

Asian countries Arab countries Western countries
CEO/MD – Multinational 34,824 41,716 42,389
CEO/MD – Local Company 22,251 26,487 27,632
Human Resources – Manager 10,070 12,924 13,015
Information Technology – Manager 12,112 15,528 15,052
Sales/Marketing – Account Manager 5,950 8,054 9,297
Legal – Lawyer Marketer/Manager 9,773 12,814 12,784
Facilities Management – Manager 8,607 11,222 11,895
Finance & Accounting – Manager 8,369 11,459 10,996
Recruitment – Manager 8,098 10,639 10,491
Healthcare – General Practitioner/ Manager 11,194 14,033 13,105
Real Estate – Manager 10,152 14,330 13,352
Banking – Branch Manager 9,356 13,219 13,295
Banking – Treasury Manager 13,644 16,874 16,873
Banking – Retail/Personal Banking Manager 8,892 12,598 11,991
Media – Advertising Creative Manager 8,988 10,551 12,120
Media – Public Relations Manager 8,178 9,672 10,577
Media – Publishing Editor 6,128 7,747 7,962
Construction – Project Manager 10,897 15,009 16,876
Events – Manager 5,146 8,256 8,762
Executive Secretary/PA 4,437 6,192 5,774

Source: Gulf Business, April 2017

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

The Gulf Business 2017 Salary Survey polled the average remuneration for 20 professions and sectors, including finance, real estate and media, across the six Gulf countries.

The 2017 salary survey was compiled based on inputs from regional recruitment companies including Nadia and Charterhouse.

 

  1. 2. Institution which provides data

 

Gulf Business Magazine (https://gulfbusiness.com/)

 

  1. Data availability

 

Robert Anderson. “Revealed: The Gulf Business 2017 Salary Survey”, Gulf Business, April 16, 2017.

Revealed: The Gulf Business 2017 salary survey

 

Date of access: February 2023.

 

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

 

 

Keywords:

Saudi Arabia, Work Conditions, Foreign Labour