Home GCC Bahrain Top 20 salaries in Bahrain 2018 An insight into earnings in Bahrain from the 2018 Gulf Business Salary Survey by Staff Writer April 22, 2018 Just as the Gulf economies have undergone dramatic changes in recent months, including the introduction of value added tax and fee increases, we too felt it was time to shake up our annual Salary Survey. While the format has served us well over the years, and offered a unique insight into the compensation expats could expect for a number of key roles, it was increasingly apparent that the included positions were not entirely reflective of the job market as we move towards the end of the decade. In addition, a focus on largely management roles meant it offered less insight for the majority of the workforce, who are further down the ladder. Our new streamlined Salary Survey for 2018 aims to address these issues in a simplified format that should prove relevant for the years to come as the gaps between Asian, Arabic and Western wages shrink. Among the most noticeable changes has been the inclusion of the new lower tier positions such as human resources executive, logistics executive, sales executive and receptionist. This meant that the overall average monthly salary this year of $8,083 is 26.3 per cent lower than that seen last year, with some quite substantial differences in some countries. For example, the Bahrain average was 25.18 per cent lower than the previous year. This year, Bahrain was found to be the third best paying country among the five Gulf Cooperation Council states covered with an average monthly salary of $7,867. This was 8.4 per cent less than the top paying country, Saudi Arabia, but only slightly ahead of the $7,826 Kuwait average and the $7,846 Oman average. Read: Top 20 salaries in Oman 2018 Read: Top 20 salaries in Kuwait 2018 Bahrain was found to be the best paying country for the head teacher/principal position at $11,130. This was 2.7 per cent more than the average salary in Oman, 32.2 per cent more than the UAE, 42.6 per cent more than Saudi and 51.7 per cent more than Kuwait, although this may have been a reflection of the different benefits paid outside of salary in each country. The island kingdom was also the second best paying country for the hotel general manager role at $14,240, behind Kuwait’s $15,290 but 31 per cent higher than Saudi Arabia’s $10,404. More broadly though, Bahrain appears to be going through something of a slump, with labour ministry statistics showing the country’s workforce decreased for the first time in five years in 2017. This reflects a slump in recent years linked to lower oil prices, with the country deemed among the most vulnerable in the Middle East to crude market movements due to the size of its fiscal deficit. Read: Bahrain’s labour force shrinks in 2017 Top salaries in Bahrain (All the amounts are monthly averages taken from data collated by three recruitment firms) CEO/MD – Multinational: $33,040 CEO/MD – Local company: $23,625 Hotel general manager: $14,240 Head teacher/principal: $11,130 Real estate manager: $8,250 Lawyer: $8,133 Construction project manager: $7,809 Human resources manager: $7,438 Recruitment manager: $7,099 IT manager: $6,520 PR account manager: $6,094 Sales/marketing manager: $5,216 Facilities management manager: $5,206 Healthcare general practitioner: $4,790 Editor: $4,589 Office manager: $4,491 Digital marketing specialist: $4,175 Bank branch manager: $3,963 Sales executive: $3,774 Logistics executive: $3,450 Senior accountant: $3,282 HR executive: $2,933 Receptionist: $1,699 Overall average: $7,867 The recruiters that participated in our survey continue to view the Gulf as an attractive place to work with average pay rises predictions across the region ranging from 2-3 per cent to 5 per cent this year. Tags Advertising Bahrain Bahrain salaries Banking Construction department heads Gulf Business Salary Survey Hospitality Human Resources Information Technology list lists managers Public Relations Publishing Real Estate salaries salaries Bahrain salary survery Sales/ Marketing Top 20 salaries Bahrain 0 Comments You might also like How REITs are unlocking the potential of UAE real estate Top marks for GCC nations in digital connectivity index Bahrain notched up 2.45% growth in third quarter of 2023 Huawei holds ICT competition in Bahrain to develop tech skills