Petroleum Engineer Salary — Gulf Countries (2026)

Sector: Oil & Gas · Tax-free monthly salaries

Qatar pays the most for this role among the 6 Gulf countries tracked here, averaging QAR 42,000/month. It ranks #2 of 99 tracked roles for Qatar pay.

UAE AED 35,000/mo avg

Range: AED 20,000–50,000 📊 Top 2% of 99 roles

Saudi Arabia SAR 38,000/mo avg

Range: SAR 22,000–55,000 📊 Top 2% of 99 roles

Qatar QAR 42,000/mo avg

Range: QAR 25,000–60,000 📊 Top 2% of 99 roles

Kuwait KWD 2,350/mo avg

Range: KWD 1,400–3,300 📊 Top 2% of 99 roles

Oman OMR 4,700/mo avg

Range: OMR 2,800–7,500 📊 Top 10% of 99 roles

Bahrain BHD 2,300/mo avg

Range: BHD 1,400–3,700 📊 Top 10% of 99 roles

Country	Low	Average	High	Avg. ₹ INR	Avg. रू NPR	Avg. ₨ LKR
UAE	AED 20,000	AED 35,000	AED 50,000	₹907,200	रू1,446,550	₨3,196,200
Saudi Arabia	SAR 22,000	SAR 38,000	SAR 55,000	₹964,820	रू1,538,240	₨3,398,720
Qatar	QAR 25,000	QAR 42,000	QAR 60,000	₹1,097,460	रू1,751,400	₨3,870,300
Kuwait	KWD 1,400	KWD 2,350	KWD 3,300	₹725,774	रू1,152,581	₨2,546,719
Oman	OMR 2,800	OMR 4,700	OMR 7,500	₹1,162,592	रू1,855,748	₨4,100,045
Bahrain	BHD 1,400	BHD 2,300	BHD 3,700	₹580,842	रू928,487	₨2,051,669

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