Western expat CEOs top earners in GCC

Western expatriates working as chief executive officers in Saudi Arabia are the highest paid executives in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, earning on average $ 35,294 a month. Arab CEOs in the Kingdom are the second-highest earners in the GCC, taking home on average $ 34,452 a month.
According to a survey carried out by Gulf Business on the salaries of Western CEOs in the GCC in 2013, Saudi Arabia was followed by Qatar at $ 34,535, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at $ 32,911, Kuwait at $ 31,307, Bahrain at $ 30,402, with Oman ranked last at $ 28,477. Salaries for Western expatriates in all key administrative professions are on average $ 12,215 a month, according to the survey.
Asian and Arab expatriates in CEO positions earned the most in Qatar at a monthly average of $ 35,178, followed by Saudi Arabia at $ 34,452, and the UAE at $ 31,917, while fourth place went to Kuwait at $ 30,771. They were followed by Bahrain at $ 28,879 and Oman at $ 28,615.
The average monthly salary for Arab expatriates in all key administrative professions reached $ 10,556 a month, the report said.
According to the survey, Arab expatriates get higher salaries than their Asian counterparts, but still much less than their Western counterparts.