Doha, Qatar: Qatar topped the list of Arab nations and ranked sixth worldwide in terms of average wages, according to statistics published by Numbeo, an online database statistics website.
12 more Arab nations made the top 100 list of countries where employees enjoy the highest average monthly pay after tax deductions.
Switzerland held the pinnacle position with an average salary of ($6,186.01), while Luxembourg came 2nd with an average salary of ($5,180.70), Singapore placed 3rd with an average salary of ($5,032.35), United States stood at the 4th position with an average salary of ($4,658.96), and Iceland was ranked 5th with an average salary of ($4,259.03).
Qatar ranked 6th worldwide with an average salary of ($4,130.45), while UAE stood at the 7th position with an average salary of ($3,581.87), Denmark came 8th with an average salary of ($3,539.42), Netherlands ranked 9th ($3,521.84), and Australia placed at the bottom of the top ten list with an average salary of ($3,362.47).
Among highest-ranking Arab countries in the list Qatar ranked first in the region, 6th worldwide with an average salary of ($4,130.45), followed by the UAE in the 7th place with an average salary of $3,581.87, Kuwait the third ranking Arab country and 22nd place with an average salary of ($2,526.41), followed by Oman 27th place with an average salary of ($2,220.83), and fifth ranking among Arabs went to Saudi Arabia, 28th internationally, with an average salary of ($2,040.53).
The bottom half of the Arab top ten consisted of sixth place Palestine, coming in at the 59th spot internationally with ($640.80), followed by Jordan, 61st internationally, with an average salary of ($627.48), then 68th place Iraq with an average salary of ($538.74), Morocco 80th place with an average salary of ($396.75), and finally Libya ranking 90th with an average salary of ($306.3),
The remaining Arab nations out of the top ten included Tunisia, ranking 91st internationally with an average salary of ($298.68), Algeria, 93rd place with an average salary of ($268.91), and Egypt, 99th with ($148.1).
For other nations, India stood at the 63rd position with an average salary of ($584.08,) and the Philippines were ranked 89th with an average salary of ($310.15).
The list also included Bangladesh (94th) with an average salary of ($256.96), Nepal (95th) with an average salary of ($209.35), Sri Lanka (96th) with an average salary of ($197.96) and Pakistan at (98th) positions with an average salary of ($161.00).
South Africa came at the 40th place with ($1,202.24) average salary, Kenya at the 84th place with $371.72, and Egypt in the 99th spot with ($148.1).
