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Umm 'Abdil-Wahhaab · Joined: 23 Jun 2009 Posts: 54

So, understandably you should hold out and negotiate the best contract for what you are worth, but what if you don�t know what you are worth?

I would be interested to hear some thoughts on what some of these qualifications might be worth with regards to basic salary (assuming housing is paid, typical vacation, basic package). I know the dynamics of one�s resume and experience make it almost impossible, but can I get some opinions on a general price range? Let�s say 1-2 years experience (minimal).

BA Englit + TESOL
Negotiate for- ?
Don�t accept below- ?

MEd + TESOL
Negotiate for- ?
Don�t accept below- ?

I guess this answer would vary by city too, so let's say Riyadh or Jeddah.

Any ideas?

kazazt · Joined: 15 Feb 2010 Posts: 164

First of all salaries tend to be lower in Jeddah. Higher for men generally.

Umm 'Abdil-Wahhaab · Joined: 23 Jun 2009 Posts: 54

Ok Riyadh then

Arabian Hawk · Joined: 12 Jul 2009 Posts: 79 Location: Mystical Kingdom

Yes of course you are generally worth more in Riyadh than anywhere else in the Magic Kingdom..that is of course if you teach ESL! Laughing

spunkmonkey · Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 93

Why are salaries lower in Jeddah? Is the cost of living lower?

kazazt · Joined: 15 Feb 2010 Posts: 164

1 Jeddah is the nicest city in Saudi

2 It is near Mecca and so popular with reverts and other Muslims

3 The money is Saudi is in the Eastern Province

4 Political power is in Riyadh

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Money in Eastern Province ? I came here in 2003 and still have not found it !

kazazt · Joined: 15 Feb 2010 Posts: 164

But you don`t work for BAE.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I never signed up with the NKVD either. I believe they paid quite well.

kazazt · Joined: 15 Feb 2010 Posts: 164

kazazt · Joined: 15 Feb 2010 Posts: 164

Cleopatra · Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:43 am Post subject:

Asda · Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 231

Umm AW, I would (loosely) say that you can expect around 12-15K SAR/month, be it government or private places. Also, a key negotiating strategy is to not want the job too much, else they'll play you like a puppet - be prepared to walk away.

kazazt, Jeddah is, for the most part, a dump! Many times you see sewage in the streets (even in the north!), many arterial roads are dug up so traffic is a 'mare, to say the least. Also, with the 'Musk Lake' (where all our sewage goes!) - that's a timebomb!

Quite pathetic for the second city of one of the richest countries in the world that's next to the sea!!

Scot, one can at least say that the black stuff under the ground is in the east, hence Haramco (sic)! Wink

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

The expansion of Jeddah in the last 40 years did not include provision of sewers. You can imagine what that means in a city which now has a population of 3 million plus.

Perhaps the authorities should have invested in sewers and a sewage treatment facility instead of giving all that money to British Aerospace.

Alas for Humanity, Aeronautical Engineering is more glamorous than processing human waste products. They all want to be fighter pilots. No one wants to be an operative in a Sewage Plant.

Umm 'Abdil-Wahhaab · Joined: 23 Jun 2009 Posts: 54

Thanks for the replies. I guess some of the posts that I've seen concerning people who learned that they were getting a lot less than their co workers who had the same (or less) qualifications probably resulted from jobs through a recruiter. It seems from this post that perhaps direct hire jobs have their salaries more defined, hence the "take it or leave it approach" mentioned.

Thanks!