country,indicator_type,metric,value,currency,period,coverage,source,source_url,confidence
Qatar,official_wage_anchor,Average monthly wage of workers in paid employment (15+),12303,QAR,Q4 2025,All wage earners incl. Qataris and non-Qataris; public and private,National Planning Council (NPC) Labour Force Sample Survey,https://www.npc.qa/,official-primary
Kuwait,official_wage_anchor,Average monthly wage — Kuwaitis,1592,KWD,as at 31 Mar 2026,Excludes household (domestic) sector,Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) LMIS,https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/IntegratedDataView_En,official-primary
Kuwait,official_wage_anchor,Average monthly wage — non-Kuwaitis,352,KWD,as at 31 Mar 2026,Excludes household (domestic) sector,Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) LMIS,https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/IntegratedDataView_En,official-primary
Bahrain,official_wage_anchor,Median monthly wage — Bahrainis (overall),575,BHD,Q2 2023 (last published),SIO-registered Bahrainis; private median 473 / public median 747,Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA),https://lmra.gov.bh/,official-primary
Saudi Arabia,official_wage_anchor,Average monthly wage — overall series (GOSI-registered),approx. 5800,SAR,Q1 2026 series value,GASTAT quarterly wage series as carried by GASTAT-derived data services; non-Saudi approx. 4840 (Dec 2023),General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT),https://www.stats.gov.sa/,official-via-report
United Arab Emirates,official_wage_anchor,Economy-wide average wage,NOT_PUBLISHED,AED,checked Aug 2026,FCSC publishes labour-force statistics but no official average wage; market figures are commercial-survey based,Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC),https://fcsc.gov.ae/,not-published
Oman,official_wage_anchor,Economy-wide average or median wage,NOT_PUBLISHED,OMR,checked Aug 2026,NCSI publishes insured-Omani counts by basic-wage bracket (private-sector modal bracket OMR 325-<400 in 2025) not an average,National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI),https://www.ncsi.gov.om/,not-published
United Arab Emirates,pay_structure,Currency / income tax / WPS / pension / nationalisation,AED pegged USD 3.6725; 0% income tax; WPS via MoHRE since 2009; GPSSA (ADPF in Abu Dhabi); Emiratisation,,2026,,Labeeb structural compilation from official frameworks,https://labeeb.ae/gcc-salary-index/,labeeb-compiled
Saudi Arabia,pay_structure,Currency / income tax / WPS / pension / nationalisation,SAR pegged USD 3.75; 0% income tax; WPS via Mudad-Qiwa; GOSI; Saudization (Nitaqat),,2026,,Labeeb structural compilation from official frameworks,https://labeeb.ae/gcc-salary-index/,labeeb-compiled
Qatar,pay_structure,Currency / income tax / WPS / pension / nationalisation,QAR pegged USD 3.64; 0% income tax; WPS via Ministry of Labour; GRSIA; Qatarization,,2026,,Labeeb structural compilation from official frameworks,https://labeeb.ae/gcc-salary-index/,labeeb-compiled
Kuwait,pay_structure,Currency / income tax / WPS / pension / nationalisation,KWD basket-pegged (strongest GCC currency); 0% income tax; PAM-monitored salary transfer; PIFSS; Kuwaitization,,2026,,Labeeb structural compilation from official frameworks,https://labeeb.ae/gcc-salary-index/,labeeb-compiled
Oman,pay_structure,Currency / income tax / WPS / pension / nationalisation,OMR pegged (1 OMR = USD 2.60); 0% income tax; WPS via Ministry of Labour phased from 2023; Social Protection Fund; Omanisation,,2026,,Labeeb structural compilation from official frameworks,https://labeeb.ae/gcc-salary-index/,labeeb-compiled
Bahrain,pay_structure,Currency / income tax / WPS / pension / nationalisation,BHD pegged (1 BHD = USD 2.66); 0% income tax; WPS via LMRA phased from 2021; SIO; expat end-of-service via monthly LMRA contributions since 2024; Bahrainisation,,2026,,Labeeb structural compilation from official frameworks,https://labeeb.ae/gcc-salary-index/,labeeb-compiled