Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Saudi data was reported at 10,016.900 SAR in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,857.100 SAR for Sep 2023. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Saudi data is updated quarterly, averaging 10,185.550 SAR from Jun 2016 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,599.879 SAR in Mar 2021 and a record low of 9,583.100 SAR in Sep 2022. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Saudi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.G026: Average Monthly Wages (Discontinued).

In 2023, the average monthly salary for Saudis was approximately 11 thousand riyals. This was about 3400 riyals more than the average monthly salary for Saudi women during the same period. The highest average salary for both Saudi men and women was between the ages of 25 and 54.

Key information about Saudi Arabia Monthly Earnings

• Saudi Arabia Monthly Earnings stood at 754 USD in Dec 2018, compared with the previous figure of 977 USD in Dec 2017
• Saudi Arabia Monthly Earnings data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2018, with an average number of 775 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 1,000 USD in Dec 2016 and a record low of 648 USD in Dec 1996

CEIC calculates Monthly Earnings by dividing Compensation of Employees from Employment and divided by 12 and converts it into USD. General Authority for Statistics provides Compensation of Employees and Employment in local currency. Saudi Central Bank average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Monthly Earnings include employees in profit making private sector, public enterprises and institutions. Compensation of Employees includes all wages and salaries and fringe benefits paid to employees. There was no survey conducted for the period 2002-2004.


Further information about Saudi Arabia Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Saudi Arabia Population reached 32 million people in Jun 2022
• Unemployment Rate of Saudi Arabia dropped to 4 % in Mar 2024
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 62 % in Mar 2023

The average monthly wage across all sectors and nationalities in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2021 was about 6.5 thousand Saudi riyals. This was a decrease from 6.59 thousand Saudi riyals from the the first half of 2020.

The average monthly wage for a public worker in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2020 was about 11.4 thousand Saudi riyals. In comparison, the average monthly wage for a worker in the private establishment sector was 5.3 thousand Saudi riyals in that year.

Gender and income  

The labor force participation gender gap in Saudi Arabia was 74 percent, among the highest in the Middle East and North Africa. This gap is especially visible considering that female labor force participation rate amongst nationals in Saudi Arabia, which was only 18.3 percent. The gender gap of the Saudi Arabian labor markets is also reflected in the difference in average monthly earnings of men and women. In all sectors apart from technical professions and the humanitarian fields as well as sales, men tend to earn more than women.

 Nationality and income   

The oil boom allowed Saudi Arabia to adapt the fiscal policy of a rentier state, which was heavily reliant on foreign skilled and unskilled workers. This allowed the Saudi Arabian government to offer on one hand foreign workers attractive salaries and work benefits and on the other hand its nationals decent social and welfare programs which leveled the low employment rate amongst Saudi citizens. The volatility of the energy market in the last two decades and inclining oil resources however forced the Saudi government to rethink its economic structure. The Saudi Arabian government introduced social and economic reforms as part of the Agenda 2030 to prepare and strengthen their country for a future with a diversified economy, not reliant on oil revenue and subsequently self-sufficient citizens not reliant on government handouts. Amongst the leading social reforms is the ‘Saudization’ of the workforce. Which forces specially the private sector to increase the employment of Saudi Nationals.

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi data was reported at 4,840.500 SAR in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,497.700 SAR for Sep 2023. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi data is updated quarterly, averaging 4,030.759 SAR from Jun 2016 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,840.500 SAR in Dec 2023 and a record low of 3,299.104 SAR in Sep 2016. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.G026: Average Monthly Wages (Discontinued).

The average monthly wage for a non-Saudi employee with a doctoral degree in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2021 was about 22.39 thousand Saudi riyals compared to 27.38 thousand Saudi riyals of a Saudi with the same qualification.

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Income: Family data was reported at 11,983.640 SAR in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,723.000 SAR for 2013. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Income: Family data is updated yearly, averaging 11,537.820 SAR from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2018, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,026.000 SAR in 2012 and a record low of 10,723.000 SAR in 2013. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Income: Family data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.H003: Average Monthly Income.

The average monthly wage for female specialists in professional, technical, and humanitarian fields in Saudi Arabia in 2019 was about 18 thousand Saudi riyals compared to 25.5 thousand Saudi riyals for males employed in this field.

Saudi labour market trends 

The Saudi female labor participation rate reached a record at more than 30 percent of the female population in the first half of 2020. In 2018, the majority of nurses in the country were female. The majority of the workforce is in the oil and gas industry as the economy is centered on oil and gas production. Following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many expatriate workers left the country after the tax raise.

Saudi Arabia education system development

Historically, Islamic facilities such as mosques and Kuttab supplied education to Saudi elites and wealthy families. Private institutions developed the educational system, and subsequently, high schools were established to educate pupils for university studies overseas. Literacy rates for males were as low as 15 percent, and considerably lower for females because they only had access to religious instruction. Saudi Arabia's education system remains gender-segregated, with women still attending colleges and educational institutions that are just for women. On average, both genders' graduation rates are very close; the percentage of female graduates was around 59 percent in 2019. Following the establishment of seven new institutions, notably Kind Saud University, in the mid-1990s, the country's tertiary education systems were diversified. By 2022, tertiary education enrolment was predicted to hit 1.9 million. The most often mentioned educational problems by both genders were the difficulty of studying, followed by the difficulty of getting to their schools and institutions.

Explore wages and salaries data by establishment size and economic activity in Saudi Arabia. This dataset covers various industries such as manufacturing, health, financial intermediation, education, construction, and more.

Other manufacturing, Remediation activities and other waste management services, Industry of paper and its products, Health and social work, Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, Social work activities without accommodation, Manufacture of food prod. and beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Financial intermediation, Motion picture, video & tv programme production, sound recording, Scientific research and development, Hotels and restaurants, Other personal service activities, Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, Information service activities, Manufacturing of apparel, preparing & tanning fur, Food and beverage service activities, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of leather and related products, Repair and installation of machinery and equipment, Programming and broadcasting activities, Other mining and quarrying, Education, Manufacture of office, accounting and computing machinery, Creative, arts and entertainment activities, Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security, Construction, Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities, Printing and reproduction of recorded media, Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service & related activities, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, Repair of computers and personal and household goods, Agriculture and hunting and related service activities, Manufacture of furniture, Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, Fishing and aquaculture, Mining of coal and lignite, Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus, Advertising and market research, Printing & Publishing, Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus, Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities, Activities for mining and quarrying, Rental and leasing activities, Services to buildings and landscape activities, Office administrative, office support & other business support act's, Forestry and logging, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Air transport, Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing, Mining support service activities, Accommodation, Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Post and telecommunications, Water collection, treatment and supply, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Land transport and transport via pipelines, Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks, Manufacture of beverages, Activities of membership organizations n.e.c., Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, Water transport, Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, Manufacture of products and preparations pharmaceutical, Wholesale & retail trade and repair of motor vehicles & motorcycles, Land transport; transport via pipelines, Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, Real estate activities, Activities of membership organizations, Warehousing and support activities for transportation, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Legal and accounting activities, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing & analysis, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage and footwear, Retail trade and repair of personal and household goods, Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies, Sewerage, Activities, business services, Exploration of oil and natural gas, Publishing activities, Specialized construction activities, Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, Employment activities, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, Construction of buildings, Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities, Mining of metal ores, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Wholesale trade and commission trade, service activities, Recycling, Manufacture of basic metals, Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities, Recreational, cultural and sporting activities, Waste collection, treatment & disposal activities; materials recovery, Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, Veterinary activities, Fishing, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of machinery and equipment, Manufacture of paper and paper products, Security and investigation activities, Postal and courier activities, Residential care activities, Civil engineering, Computer and related activities, Human health activities, Total, Products of refined petroleum, Manufacture of chemicals , Articles and products, Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel, Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Telecommunications, Manufacture of other transport equipment, Collection, purification and distribution of water, Sewage and refuse disposal and sanitation, Electricity, gas and steam, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Manufacture of rubber and plastics products, Research and development, Labor, Annual Economic Establishment Survey, Manufacturing

Saudi ArabiaFollow data.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research..Data from the Annual Economic Establishment Survey.Do not include establishments operating in the governmental and external sectors. Including establishments operating in the private and public sector and not for profit.

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi: Female data was reported at 2,906.600 SAR in Dec 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,145.000 SAR for Sep 2023. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi: Female data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,711.700 SAR from Jun 2016 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,206.100 SAR in Dec 2022 and a record low of 1,973.907 SAR in Mar 2021. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.G026: Average Monthly Wages (Discontinued).

This statistic depicts the average monthly wage in Saudi Arabia in 2019 by main economic group. The average monthly wage for a worker in the financial, insurance, real estate and business services sector in Saudi Arabia in 2019 was about 45.5 thousand Saudi riyals.

The average monthly wage for a employee with a doctoral degree in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2021 was about 24.19 thousand Saudi riyals. On the contrary, the average monthly wage for a employee with no schooling was 1.75 thousand Saudi riyals in the same quarter.

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Income: Family: Riyadh data was reported at 10,686.000 SAR in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14,209.000 SAR for 2012. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Income: Family: Riyadh data is updated yearly, averaging 13,053.000 SAR from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2013, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,209.000 SAR in 2012 and a record low of 10,686.000 SAR in 2013. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Income: Family: Riyadh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.H002: Average Monthly Income.

This statistic depicts the average monthly wage in Saudi Arabia in 2019 by main economic group and gender. The average monthly wage for a female mining and quarrying worker in Saudi Arabia in 2019 was about 7.4 Saudi riyals compared to almost 16.7 Saudi riyals for a male worker in the same industry.

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Male data was reported at 7,382.500 SAR in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,035.600 SAR for Sep 2023. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Male data is updated quarterly, averaging 6,475.686 SAR from Jun 2016 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,382.500 SAR in Dec 2023 and a record low of 5,667.858 SAR in Sep 2016. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.G026: Average Monthly Wages (Discontinued).

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi: Male data was reported at 5,100.100 SAR in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,682.700 SAR for Sep 2023. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi: Male data is updated quarterly, averaging 4,151.933 SAR from Jun 2016 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,100.100 SAR in Dec 2023 and a record low of 3,386.405 SAR in Sep 2016. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Wages: Non-Saudi: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.G026: Average Monthly Wages (Discontinued).

This statistic depicts the average monthly wage in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2020 by sector and nationality. The average monthly wage for a Saudi public worker in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2020 was about 11.5 thousand Saudi riyals compared to almost 10.3 thousand Saudi riyals for a non-Saudi worker in the same sector.

The Personal Income Tax Rate in Saudi Arabia stands at 0 percent. This dataset provides - Saudi Arabia Personal Income Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, the average monthly salary for non-Saudi citizens was around 4700 riyals. This was about 1811 riyals more than the average monthly salary for non-Saudi women during the same period. The highest average salary for both non-Saudi men and women was for those above the age of 55.