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Educational breakdown of average monthly salaries in Saudi Arabia by nationality 2016

Education level breakdown of average monthly wages in Saudi Arabia in H1 2016, by citizenship (in thousand Saudi riyals)

The data illustrates the average monthly wage in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2016 by education and gender. The average monthly wage for a non-Saudi employee with a doctoral degree in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2016 was about 17,630 Saudi riyals compared to 26,800 Saudi riyals of a Saudi with the same qualification.

Illiterate 4357 1784
Can read & write 5237 1918
Primary 6039 1955
Intermediate 7620 2109
Secondary or equivalent 8881 2825
Diploma 9955 4267
Bachelor 12685 8798
Higher diploma/Master's degree 18747 12714
Doctorate 25795 17630