Home Jobs Salary Survey Revealed: Average Western expatriate salaries in the Gulf Average wages earned by Western expats across all the positions rose 0.22 per cent, finds 2017 Gulf Business salary survey by Gulf Business April 16, 2017 The average monthly salary earned by a Western expatriate across the GCC rose only by 0.22 per cent, from $12,350 in last year’s survey to $12,377 in the 2017 Gulf Business salary survey. However, Western expatriates continue to earn the highest among all our three racial groups, pocketing on average 32 per cent more than Asian peers and 5 per cent more than their Arab peers. The highest paid worker – according to our survey – is a Western managing director or CEO of a multinational in Saudi Arabia, who receives a salary of $42,389 per month on average. Overall, the report also found that for the topmost position across the region – the CEO or managing director of a multinational – average salaries were down 0.76 per cent on the previous year from $35,092 to $34,826. The Gulf Business 2017 Salary Survey polled the average remuneration for 20 roles, including finance, real estate and media, across the six Gulf countries. Average monthly salary in USD ($) for a Western expatriate employee in the Gulf BAHRAIN KSA KUWAIT UAE OMAN QATAR CEO/MD – Multinational 34,740 42,389 35,701 36,704 33,098 40,702 CEO/MD – Local Company 22,646 27,632 24,514 25,551 20,581 26,924 Human Resources – Manager 9,861 13,015 10,121 11,690 11,061 12,597 Information Technology – Manager 12,072 15,052 12,537 14,209 12,211 14,988 Sales/Marketing – Account Manager 6,868 9,297 7,736 8,038 7,259 8,186 Legal – Lawyer Marketer/Manager 9,976 12,784 11,484 11,673 9,958 12,131 Facilities Management – Manager 7,850 11,895 9,969 10,032 8,913 10,765 Finance & Accounting – Manager 8,967 10,996 9,502 10,433 8,858 10,872 Recruitment – Manager 6,673 10,491 7,850 8,323 7,367 8,896 Healthcare – General Practitioner/ Manager 8,603 13,105 9,670 10,322 9,779 10,976 Real Estate – Manager 11,283 13,352 10,707 10,657 8,610 12,330 Banking – Branch Manager 11,717 13,295 12,222 12,007 9,438 13,146 Banking – Treasury Manager 14,635 16,873 15,656 15,426 12,910 17,063 Banking – Retail/Personal Banking Manager 10,747 11,991 11,483 11,833 10,420 12,891 Media – Advertising Creative Manager 8,614 12,120 9,778 10,089 8,668 10,495 Media – Public Relations Manager 7,895 10,577 8,768 9,366 7,905 10,037 Media – Publishing Editor 6,241 7,962 6,600 7,658 6,494 7,802 Construction – Project Manager 12,551 16,876 13,969 15,072 11,808 15,610 Events – Manager 5,463 8,762 6,656 7,169 5,708 7,898 Executive Secretary/PA 5,124 5,774 5,482 5,647 4,787 6,029 The 2017 salary survey was compiled based on inputs from regional recruitment companies including Nadia and Charterhouse. Click here for the complete report. 0 Comments