Home Insights Features Revealed: Asian Expatriate Salaries In The Gulf Average wages earned by Asian expats across all the positions rose 9.74 per cent, found the Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey. by Gulf Business March 23, 2015 Asian expatriates in the GCC saw the strongest growth in average wages among all racial groups, the 2015 Gulf Business Salary Survey found. Average salaries across all the positions measured rose 9.74 per cent from $8,673 a month in 2014 to $9,518 a month this year. However, Asian expats continue to earn lesser than their Western and Arab counterparts. “That gap for people being paid by their nationality is changing very slowly and people are being paid more for their ability and the job role, but I don’t think it will ever be completely eradicated, not in my lifetime anyway,” said Ian Giulianotti, director at Nadia Recruitment Consultants. The Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey polled the average remuneration for 20 roles, including finance, real estate and media, across the six Gulf countries. AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY IN US$ FOR AN ASIAN EXPATRIATE EMPLOYEE IN THE GULF BAHRAIN KSA KUWAIT UAE OMAN QATAR CEO/MD – Multinational 22,569 38,819 36,456 34,900 33,027 37,393 CEO/MD – Local Company 15,925 22,171 19,344 19,392 17,744 20,719 Human Resources – Manager 6,987 9,754 8,322 10,864 8,106 9,989 Information Technology – Manager 8,375 11,343 9,552 9,638 9,161 10,620 Sales/Marketing – Account Manager 4,863 6,037 5,041 5,697 4,792 5,452 Legal – Lawyer Marketer/Manager 7,086 9,759 9,044 8,754 8,295 9,491 Facilities Management – Manager 5,125 8,787 7,834 7,750 7,226 8,500 Finance & Accounting – Manager 5,459 7,742 7,062 6,898 6,218 7,458 Recruitment – Manager 5,108 7,968 6,478 6,378 6,259 7,631 Healthcare – General Practitioner/ Manager 6,899 10,560 7,790 8,200 7,790 8,802 Real Estate – Manager 7,748 9,577 8,208 6,361 8,538 10,516 Banking – Branch Manager 8,592 11,332 8,582 8,535 7,608 9,335 Banking – Treasury Manager 9,371 13,951 11,247 10,763 10,696 12,445 Banking – Retail/Personal Banking Manager 6,831 8,909 8,321 7,571 7,422 8,623 Media – Advertising Creative Manager 7,097 8,467 7,413 7,532 6,177 8,011 Media – Public Relations Manager 5,727 8,825 7,161 7,293 5,846 7,949 Media – Publishing Editor 4,867 6,373 5,326 5,070 5,357 6,518 Construction – Project Manager 8,112 10,654 9,307 9,458 8,438 10,603 Events – Manager 4,329 5,936 4,527 5,110 4,547 5,748 Executive Secretary/PA 3,003 4,361 3,612 3,542 3,386 3,975 The 2015 Salary Survey was compiled based on inputs from regional recruitment companies including Nadia, Charterhouse and Michael Page. Click here for the complete report. Also read: Revealed: Arab Expatriate Salaries In The Gulf Revealed: Western Expatriate Salaries In The Gulf Revealed: Top 10 Salaries In Saudi Arabia Revealed: Western Publishing Editors In UAE Earn 82% More Than Asian Peers Revealed: Gulf Expat Salaries Up Nearly 8% 0 Comments