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Salary satisfaction among professionals has fallen across the Middle East by two percentage points, according to a new study.
The average monthly salary differed considerably from country to country across the Middle East and North Africa, research conducted by job site Bayt.com said.
It said Qatar eclipsed the UAE in terms of the biggest salaries, with more than a third of Qatari professionals, 39 per cent, earning between $3,001 (Dh 11,013) and $8,000 each month. The figure was 37 per cent for the UAE.
Overall, professionals across the Middle East said the cost of living had increased by 24 per cent, yet the average salary increased by only seven per cent – more than two-thirds less.
In the UAE, respondents said living costs had increased by 22 per cent while the average salary increase was only six per cent.
Matching the regional average, only five per cent of UAE residents were found to be highly satisfied with their remuneration.
The picture across the rest of the Gulf and wider Middle East was similar – with a peak of seven per cent of professionals highly satisfied with their salaries in Qatar, while the figure dropped to a low of only two per cent in Syria.
Unsurprisingly, the Gulf has the highest number of professionals earning top tier salaries, in excess of $8,000 each month: 12 per cent in Qatar, 10 per cent in the UAE, seven per cent in Bahrain, six per cent in Kuwait and three per cent in Saudi Arabia and Oman.
