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Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

After a long time of saying they were never going to do it they have now increased the maximum starting salary to 130,000SR a year. comes to about SR10,500, which considering the holidays and location, is not that unreasonable.

Sharjahmite · Joined: 14 Apr 2003 Posts: 10 Location: UAE

Did you mean to say minimum starting salary (instead of the stated maximum)? Just checking.
Thanks

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

No maximum starting salary as it says. It used to be 119,000SR a year I seem to remember. I think the minumum starting salary has stayed the same.

pooroldedgar · Joined: 07 Oct 2010 Posts: 181

I really hope it's gone up since then...

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

The bad news is that teaching starts in the first week of August this year.

mnruman · Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Posts: 93 Location: Manchester, UK

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

In previous academic years starting date has been later. Timing of Ramadan changes things. It is still hot in August. Very hot.

Gamajorba · Joined: 03 May 2015 Posts: 357

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

At KFUPM you will find some good students. Bright young men who are interested in learning. Of course you get idlers too, but my experiences there were positive.

currentaffairs · Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 828

When do other places start? I am still on Sept 1st for the start of the semester.

myohmy · Joined: 31 Jul 2013 Posts: 119

The fall semester for government universities starts on August 23. Faculty must report to work the week before.

currentaffairs · Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 828

Yes, I have been told faculty have to be in by mid August.

desert_traveller · Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 335

would that be the MAXIMUM salary ???

Shocked

i heard good things about KFUPM and since at my current workplace the students are pretty horrible, i was thinking about applying

but this is putting me off. i thought AT LEAST 50% more for basic salary

is this for real?

any benefits added to basic?

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

The salary quoted above is the bottom of the scale. There is a scale which you will progress on, with annual increments, until you reach the maximum. I guess the maximum is now around SAR 18,000.

Those nearer to His Majesty can correct me on that one.

Teachers can earn extra on that by overtime, evening classes and teaching summer school. I resisted all that and made do with the monthly salary.

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world