Bahrain fifth in Gulf with highest average salary

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain has ranked fifth in the Gulf with the highest average monthly salary for workers, and 28th globally. According to the US magazine CEO World’s classification, the Kingdom has recorded $1,728.74 average monthly wage.

Bahrain is ranked sixth in the Arab world. The publication based its classification on average net monthly salaries from various countries after taking into account deductions and comparisons of income from some of the richest and poorest nations.

The list features average monthly earnings from at least 105 countries. Five Gulf countries rank in the top five in the Middle East in the average monthly salaries. The UAE, with $3,663.27 average monthly salary, tops the ranking in the Arab world while placing fifth in the world to become the only country regionally among the top 10 countries in the overall list.