Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has approved a new salary scale for engineering jobs, which will come into effect on Saturday, December 31.
The approval was announced at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, December 17.
The decision aims to establish a stimulating and attractive work environment in line with the best international practices.
According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD), the decision targets government personnel in engineering roles under the Saudi Standard Classification of Occupations.
This pertains to individuals with bachelor’s degrees in engineering specializations in Saudi Arabia or authorised universities outside the Kingdom, on the general employee salary scale.
The new regulation for engineering professions and salary scale aimed to transform the career path for engineers from the general employee salary scale to the professional path on the new scale.
The progression in the new scale will be in accordance with the specified engineering professional categories such as:
- Engineer
- Associate engineer
- Professional engineer
- Consulting engineer
