Gryffin

Hi All

I just found out about this forum and this is my first post. I have read through a lot of posts and done the famous "is it worth it" excel sheet.

So why I am checking these out? it is because I did an interview last week and we did not agree on the package yet. The company is an international engineering design company doing a lot of projects for Saudi at the moment.

We are a family of 4 at the moment. I have experience of 7-8 years so the role would be senior engineer/project leader.

What would be a suitable salary at these times for engineers?

Thanks in advance

Daveoz

It's difficult to put an exact number as it would depend on the project, the roster, the living conditions, location, as well as what else is included (i.e. relocation bonuses, school bonuses for kids, etc) but for a senior engineer role you would expect anywhere from 50k - 60k SAR per month in KSA. I am not sure about Dubai.

Totototo

Hi

make sure you have all the details about what’s included in the package and what’s not:

dependents fees ?
Yearly return ticket ?
exit re entry ? Single? Multiple?
school allowance ?
mobile allowance ?

all those can cost really fast. For instance dependents fees are 400SAR/dependant/month so for your spouse and 2 kids it’s 14,400SAR per year.

exit re entry if not covered it’s at least 200 SAR per dependent per trip (for a single exit 2 months duration)

once you have the full picture you can assess if the offer is ok for you

Gryffin

I see. From what I have calculated that the expenses would fly toward 30 k. so asking for 50-60 k would be ok. They will get back to me within two weeks. I cant wait

Gryffin

Thank you for the useful information. Definitely, that will be something to consider in the negotiations.

Daveoz

Can I ask which company you're going with? I am due to mobilise to KSA in 3 weeks with Parsons.

Gryffin

i will send a dm

Gryffin

Update.

i have got a preliminary offer now..
total salary 35000 dhs!
medical insurance and flight covered for me and family.
Would this be a good opportunity for a family of 4?

Marco17

Is housing and schooling included? British schools are expensive.