Saudi Arabia to raise minimum wage threshold to SR5,000 in April 2027, and SR6,000 in April, 2028

Saudi Arabia to raise minimum wage threshold to SR5,000 in April 2027, and SR6,000 in April, 2028

Saudi Arabia announces a two-phase increase in the minimum wage threshold for counting Saudi private-sector employees toward Saudization requirements, starting April 2027.

Saudi Arabia implements SR5,000 Nitaqat minimum wage alongside citizen support package

A primary focus of the royal directive is the private sector Nitaqat program, which will now require a baseline minimum wage...

Saudi Arabia to raise minimum wage to N1.79m

Saudi Arabia will raise the minimum monthly wage threshold for Saudi employees in the private sector to SR5,000 (N1,797,781.86) in April 2027 and to SR6,000 (N2,157,338.23) in April 2028 under its Nitaqat Saudization program. According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, the decision announced on October 25, 2026, will be implemented in …