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.
Overall rise of salaries seen in private sector
Overall rise of salaries seen in private sector
Saudi defense minister receives Mukalla port director, thanks him for heroic role
- Prince Khalid thanked Basamir for his heroic and humanitarian role in ensuring safety and protecting lives and property at the port
RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman received the director of the Port of Mukalla Salem Basamir on Tuesday.
In a post on social media platform X, Prince Khalid thanked Basamir for his heroic and humanitarian role in ensuring safety and protecting lives and property at the port.
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen carried out a limited airstrike in December targeting foreign military support at the Port of Mukalla in the Hadramaut governorate, where calm has been restored after a period of tension.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency following the strikes, coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki said two ships coming from the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates entered the Port of Mukalla without obtaining official permits from the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition.
“The crews of the two ships disabled their tracking systems and unloaded a large quantity of weapons and combat vehicles to support the Southern Transitional Council forces in the eastern governorates of Yemen (Hadramaut and Al-Mahra) with the aim of fueling the conflict. This is a clear violation of the truce and the pursuit of a peaceful solution, as well as a violation of UN Security Council Resolution No. 2216,” said the spokesman.
