Average Software Engineer Salary in Saudi Arabia

Annual Base Salary - ‏١٢١٬٦٠٢٫٠٠ ر.س.‏/year

The average annual salary of Software Engineer is ‏١٢١٬٦٠٢٫٠٠ ر.س.‏

‏١٤٬١٧٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
Low
‏١٢١٬٦٠٢٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
Average
‏٢٣٩٬٥٦٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
High

The starting salary of Software Engineer is between ‏١٢٬٠٤٥٫٠٠ ر.س.‏ and ‏١٤٬١٧٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏ whereas the maximum salary range is between ‏٢٣٩٬٥٦٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏ and ‏٢٧٥٬٤٩٤٫٠٠ ر.س.‏.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
‏١٢٬٠٤٥٫٠٠ ر.س.‏‏٢٧٥٬٤٩٤٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
Average Hourly Pay - ‏٩١٫٥٢ ر.س.‏/hour

The average hourly pay of Software Engineer is ‏٩١٫٥٢ ر.س.‏.

‏٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
Low
‏٩١٫٥٢ ر.س.‏
Average
‏٩٦٫٨٠ ر.س.‏
High

The maximum hourly wage is between ‏٩٦٫٨٠ ر.س.‏ and ‏١١١٫٠٠ ر.س.‏.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
‏٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏‏١١١٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
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‏٢٬١٢٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏ - ‏٥٢٬٥٠٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
‏٢٬١٢٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
‏٢٧٥٬٤٩٤٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
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‏٤٣٧٫٠٠ ر.س.‏ - ‏٢١٤٬١٢٠٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
‏٤٣٧٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
‏٢٧٥٬٤٩٤٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
  • Currency : SAR
  • Annual Salary : ‏١٢١٬٦٠٢٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
  • Hourly Pay : ‏٩١٫٥٢ ر.س.‏
  • Weekly Pay : ‏٢٬١٦٥٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
  • Fortnightly Salary : ‏٤٬٣٣١٫٠٠ ر.س.‏
  • Monthly Salary : ‏٩٬٣٨٣٫٠٠ ر.س.‏

Software Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Software Engineer. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Software Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 86% while of female is only 14%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Software Engineer salary in Saudi Arabia on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Software Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around ‏١٠٩٬١٤٩٫٢٦ ر.س.‏.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of ‏١١٬٣٩٧٫٦٤ ر.س.‏ which would give a total wage of SAR1,20,546.90.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Engineer salary would decrease to a total of ‏١١٣٬١٦٥٫٥٩ ر.س.‏, subtracting ‏٧٬٣٨١٫٣١ ر.س.‏ from the last salary.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of ‏١٢٦٬١٢٩٫٤٠ ر.س.‏.

Prominent Skills Affecting Software Engineer Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Software Engineer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Software Engineer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Software Engineer is Linux which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 47% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Linux.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Java with 2%. It can be said that Java skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Software Engineer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is ‏١١٠٬٦٥٨٫٠٠ ر.س.‏ whereas the highest earning is ‏١٣٠٬١١٤٫٠٠ ر.س.‏ which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of ‏١٣٠٬١١٤٫٠٠ ر.س.‏ at 7%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 9% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 3% more than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 5% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 7% more than the average salary.