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Hey, someone gave the correct answer: its a case of Demand & Supply . The Professional gets well paid (not overpaid) coz there are not so many Pros to replace him. The Laborer(Skilled or whatever) gets a pay not commensurate to his work coz there's like a thousand others being shipped in to replace him almost immediately. Unless the Manpower supply agencies stop human trafficking, labor will remain very cheap in Qatar and workers with little or no education will remain hopeless(I'm so sorry to tell you this!).

You made a hypothesis which is based on exchange rates...however the exchange rate in other countries has nothing to do with salary.

If an indian is getting 7000 $ i.e. 25000 QAR (approx) he will get approx. the same salary in Bahrain where 1 BHD is 9.6 QAR and if he goes to US or other western countries he will get similar salary.

You said "...So of course they can't pay Asian similar to westerner.

If they offered a westerner same what you are earning, they will never come and work here. ..."

There are many companies in Qatar where the salary is same for a particular position whether he is asian or a westerner, and yes may westerners are working there.

The reason why indians don't get similar salary in india as compared to say Middle east or western countries is because of demand and supply. India has a vast pool of resources due to its high population....So generally the indian who goes to work in US is above average in terms of skill set than his other counterparts in india and this is understandable, whereas the reverse is true for the westerners who come to work in middle east ...generally speaking, there may be some exceptions -:)

The explanation of difference is the market. Qataris, like most people around the world, pay the minimum amount they can to have someone do a satisfactory job. Because of the world economy, that means they can get a guy over here to mop floors for very little, but someone who is a professor in a university demands a higher salary.

Other places have similar disparities based on jobs. Look at how much a professional footballer makes in the UK verses a janitor.

miss t , did u calculate how many imes is that difference

if a laborere workes his life long cant SAVE the amount of salary of a professional ,,,

how far is that difference I am asking,,

where is humanity and respect of human labor

sounds like that @vilia,,,,,

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700QR= 190 USD n working like slave....

even the qatari people want to have house maid and drivers for as low as 700 riyals per month to work for them,,,,

some qatari people told me too ,, to get some people for them as I am from nepal and they think I could help...

I mean to say how fair is that,,, working as house maid or house driver I see they are ready to work round the clock and paid so less and then a lot of stories also there

j man as u said that in uk even the plumbers and other helper are paid well ,, I came to know by people in japan and korea and other western countries even helpers and other normal workers are paid well,, not like in doha,, thanks god i am not helper or labor ,, But i see them working here day and night overtime and making one thousand and some thing in one month,,

how far is that good ,, even they are working, thats true that there is no opportunity in their home countries what they are getting here,, and here the business owners are taking benefit of this......

one of my friend was employed in Qatar port from a contracting company as manpower supply on contract basis form his sponsor and the ministry,,

the ministry paid for him around 6 thousands and he was getting 3 thousands,, the difference was taken by his sponsor company as profit,,, lite this is doha,,,

I am not saying doha is wrong ,, the system has some proglem

In the UK its almost the other way around. Skilled labourers (joiners, plumbers) etc are fetching large premiums because of staff shortage; not many people want to do it as there are more "prestigious" or easier options out there.

But I can imagine in Qatar where there is an abundance of cheap labour they pay is also low. Basic economics: supply and demand.

As for different nationalities being paid differently; one obvious reason is the cost of living back home. Most people come to Qatar to save up money; and if things costs 3-5 times more for a person from Europe, say compared to someone from Asia, then salary would have to be higher for the European to have the same motivation to move as the Asian. Presumably companies prefer Europeans or Americans in certain positions to Asian, else they would simply higher the cheapest Person.

vilia, I know one with no degree, he developed his own multi-million business... you can always try to do the same..

Does anyone here know about people who no degree what kind of job they could get in duha? salary?

...what we have, what weve got- is what we deserve

And how many years of work behind me,,, and you ask this stupid question hello

1 QAR = 14 INR

1 QAR = 0.27 USD

1 QAR = 12 PHP

1 QAR = 1.65 EGP

So of course they can't pay Asian similar to westerner.

If they offered a westerner same what you are earning, they will never come and work here. However, if they offered an asian the salary that your getting, you will accept it since you can't get the same chance in your country. (and in my country as well it's the same situation)

Do the Math...

you're welcome khan222 ;)

ya Phoenix u r right in some ways,, good opinion thanks

I think we have to stop comparing our salaries to Qataris. They receive a welfare payment included into their salaries. In other words some of the oil money is distributed through their salaries. I think it was combined in their salaries so they would work.

Just look at the countries that hand our welfare. Did you ever see them working or bothering to submit an application?

that's basically how the world works does it? not just here in Qatar.

which is,

the greater amount of money you spent on your education, the better chances you get it back thru salary, but not nescesarily always.

and another thing is, your salary depends on how your way of living goes back to where you get your education.

so compare cost of living and education costs in UK against in PHILs or INDIA or elsewhere.... and we'll see the big picture.

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that is just my humble opinion :)

dear j for your info i m not labour not professional

I am admin staff

any way just I am asking how fair is this,,, isnt that pity full guies, I am so much sad for this thing ,,, really,,

I got many ideas from your posts thank every body

Laborers are skilled workers but they do "manual" labor. Construction works, carpentry, plumbing and they are paid based on the skill set that they have.

Professionals (as you put it) gets paid more coz they they have the degree, the experience, the knowledge to do more than manual labor.

You're obviously work in an office, would you accept a salary of QAR 800.00? I think not

Hello Friends.

All over the world you will find diff..

You should not be wondering about the distinction in salaries between skilled/unskilled workers and professionals because the answer is obvious.

The better question would be the difference in salaries among races. IMHO, most companies here are not aware of internal/external equity and consistency. But what the heck do we expect anyway?:)

foreigners' salaries are mostly based on negotiation. They buy you for the price that you agreed. Don't sell yourself if you don't like the price.

LP is right

Khan222

are you a labour or professional? What is yours?

n still keep moaning

A report on the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) website has said the average monthly salary of a Qatari male is about four times higher than his non-Qatari counterpart and Qatari females have more than four times higher monthly salaries than their non-Qatari counterparts. While the monthly average salary of a Qatari male is QR20,721, that of a non-Qatari male is QR5,588. The median salary earned by Qatari females stands at QR15,313 and that of a non-Qatari female earns QR3,634. The average monthly salary for workers is QR7,401 and the average monthly salary in public/mixed sector is QR 17,000, the QSA studies have found.http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=480398&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16

Google "Pareto" and enlighten yourself.