Earning Power

Saudi Arabia—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Department
Department n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Administration/
general management 27 7% 162,000 222,000 336,000 255,542
Consulting 19 5% 231,000 300,000 386,434 337,732
Customer service/
public relations 1 * -- -- -- --
Engineering 33 9% 138,000 201,808 298,000 225,286
Finance 5 1% -- -- -- --
Human resources 3 1% -- -- -- --
Information technology/
information systems 42 11% 163,067 220,000 300,000 251,247
Operations/manufacturing 13 4% 187,000 280,980 410,000 295,059
Project management
department or PMO 206 56% 180,000 257,500 370,000 296,837
Quality management 1 * -- -- -- --
Research and development 1 * -- -- -- --
Sales/marketing 6 2% -- -- -- --
Supply chain
management/logistics 4 1% -- -- -- --
Training/education 1 * -- -- -- --
Other 8 2% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Industry
Industry n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Aerospace 2 1% -- -- -- --
Business services -- -- -- -- -- --
Construction 101 27% 145,000 216,000 315,150 262,862
Consulting 40 11% 196,969 277,950 360,000 295,869
Engineering 42 11% 156,000 236,400 384,000 274,536
Financial services 8 2% -- -- -- --
Food and beverage 1 * -- -- -- --
Government 8 2% -- -- -- --
Healthcare 4 1% -- -- -- --
Information technology 42 11% 168,000 222,000 310,000 251,768
Insurance -- -- -- -- -- --
Legal -- -- -- -- -- --
Manufacturing 22 6% 120,000 237,865 350,000 289,318
Pharmaceuticals 1 * -- -- -- --
Real estate 6 2% -- -- -- --
Resources (agriculture,
mining, etc.) 33 9% 239,160 324,000 477,000 343,732
Telecommunications 31 8% 180,000 274,296 384,000 292,778
Training/education 6 2% -- -- -- --
Utility 6 2% -- -- -- --
Other 17 5% 238,000 320,000 430,872 329,422
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