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22 August 2016
JEDDAH: The average salaries of both Saudi and non-Saudi employees working in the private sector increased by varying amounts during the period between 2014 and 2015.
The salaries of Saudis in the private sector rose by 4 percent over the year, bringing the average pay scale of Saudi males to SR6,357, while that of Saudi females reached SR3,708, which is a rise of 2 percent, according to a report published in Al-Watan.
The rise in salaries has been noticed in all the professions in the private sector, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Development and the General Organization for Social Insurance.
The report from the two bodies showed a rise in the average salary level of non-Saudi employees in the private sector by 6 percent, reaching about SR1,744, and a rise of more than 8 percent for the salaries of non-Saudi females.
The highest rise in salaries among Saudi females occurred in the private sector in professions related to fishing and agriculture, with a rise of more than 4 percent, allowing salaries to reach an average of SR3,296.
For non-Saudi males, professions related to collective and social services recorded the highest rise of nine percent with salaries amounting to SR2,563 on average, while for non-Saudi females working in the private sector in building and construction activities, salaries rose by more than 14 percent with the average wage sitting at SR1,443.
Among Saudi males in the private sector, professions including industrial operations as well as chemical and food industries increased by eight percent, with average salaries amounting to SR7,516, while the rise in the same professions among female Saudi employees was more than four percent with the average salary reaching SR3,310.
Looking at the differences in salaries across regions, the reports showed an overall rise in the average salaries of employees in the private sector for both sexes and for Saudis and non-Saudis alike.
The Northern Borders registered the highest wage increases with Saudi male employees at 10 percent, as well as a rise of 11 percent for non-Saudis. For Saudi female employees, Jouf registered the highest rise at three percent, reaching SR3,580.
Meanwhile, Hail registered the highest rise in the salaries of non-Saudi female employees, with an increase of more than 24 percent, taking the average up to SR2,000.
JEDDAH: The average salaries of both Saudi and non-Saudi employees working in the private sector increased by varying amounts during the period between 2014 and 2015.
The salaries of Saudis in the private sector rose by 4 percent over the year, bringing the average pay scale of Saudi males to SR6,357, while that of Saudi females reached SR3,708, which is a rise of 2 percent, according to a report published in Al-Watan.
The rise in salaries has been noticed in all the professions in the private sector, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Development and the General Organization for Social Insurance.
The report from the two bodies showed a rise in the average salary level of non-Saudi employees in the private sector by 6 percent, reaching about SR1,744, and a rise of more than 8 percent for the salaries of non-Saudi females.
The highest rise in salaries among Saudi females occurred in the private sector in professions related to fishing and agriculture, with a rise of more than 4 percent, allowing salaries to reach an average of SR3,296.
For non-Saudi males, professions related to collective and social services recorded the highest rise of nine percent with salaries amounting to SR2,563 on average, while for non-Saudi females working in the private sector in building and construction activities, salaries rose by more than 14 percent with the average wage sitting at SR1,443.
Among Saudi males in the private sector, professions including industrial operations as well as chemical and food industries increased by eight percent, with average salaries amounting to SR7,516, while the rise in the same professions among female Saudi employees was more than four percent with the average salary reaching SR3,310.
Looking at the differences in salaries across regions, the reports showed an overall rise in the average salaries of employees in the private sector for both sexes and for Saudis and non-Saudis alike.
The Northern Borders registered the highest wage increases with Saudi male employees at 10 percent, as well as a rise of 11 percent for non-Saudis. For Saudi female employees, Jouf registered the highest rise at three percent, reaching SR3,580.
Meanwhile, Hail registered the highest rise in the salaries of non-Saudi female employees, with an increase of more than 24 percent, taking the average up to SR2,000.
© Arab News 2016
