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heyjoe · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 18

Does anyone know the current rate for an MA and also what a good housing allowance is? I have been offered
Salary: 13000.00 SAR per month
Accommodation: 3250 per month SAR per month
Transport: 1300 per month SAR per month

Is this a low ball offer? Should one try to negotiate when they make an offer like this? I have no idea what the going rate is in KSA. Thanks for any help.

blackorchid · Joined: 25 Dec 2010 Posts: 14

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Field-related MA (TESL/TEFL or Applied Linguistics) or other?

Linguist · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 202

Badar Bin Bada Boom · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:59 pm Post subject:

Everybody here says Saudi universities are still offering typically 13,000 to start.

Middle East Beast · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 836 Location: Up a tree

johnslat · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:41 pm Post subject:

Dear Badar Bin Bada Boom.

"Everybody here says Saudi universities are still offering typically 13,000 to start."

Is that with an MA in TESOL or Applied Linguistics and a few years overseas experience?

Regards,
John

Badar Bin Bada Boom · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:49 am Post subject:

Yes indeed.

Allizwell · Joined: 04 Nov 2010 Posts: 54 Location: KSA

I've just signed an offer from a Riyadh uni for a little over 15K per month, which includes all monthly allowances (i.e., this is what would be deposited into my acct each month). Housing is included, so no extra allowance for that. I have an MA in TESOL, 4 yrs experience at tertiary level (post-MA) including 3 here in the Kingdom. BTW, I'm a "white" male from North America. Draw your own conclusions... Cheers. Smile

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

If you have an MA + 4 years... most with Arabic speakers, why not head to Qatar or the UAE? Even at QU you could get more per month PLUS furnished housing.

VS

JK01 · Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 33

A colleague who has several years teaching experience in KSA, has been offered under 9000 SR by a few universities (direct hire). He has recently completed an MA and therefore does not have any post MA experience.

He was apparently earning more prior to taking a year out to study for his MA. Has the market become more competitive, or has he been unfortunate?

dutchman · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 84

If you have got an MA, they don't take your pre-MA experience into consideration when calculating the salary. So 9000 SR is what they pay to somebody with an MA but no experience.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

This depends very much on the employer and your experience. A friend of mine finished an MA a couple years back, and headed to the TESOL conference in the US. Application was made to the top 5 or 6 employers in the UAE, Qatar, & Oman. Every one of them offered a position. The lowest was in Oman... and the offer accepted was in the UAE for the equivalent of $5100 a month plus an excellent housing/benefit package. Prior experience was mostly with Arabic speaking students in International Schools.

BTW... it was an online degree...

VS