Is this salary package good?
By canadaarindam •
Hi
I have offered a position in Doha, Qatar.
My package is like USD 42,000+ USD 40,000 for housing+education allowance for childrens+relocation allowance USD 2100.
Would anybody let me know if this is a good package for a couple in doha?
Hi Ramin
I do not have any kids, so I am not thinking about the education allowance.
Also, in the interview they mentioned it is a 3 years position, but they have sent the contract for a year only, with a clause of "Extension of appointment upon satisfactory performance". Is the common in Qatar?
That is about 13,000 QR per month of basic + accomodation. That is not too bad. See if you can push to get QR 15,000 a month. I would recommend you take the allowance for housing and live outside, the rent is cheap now. You can probably save about $1000 extra per month by doing so. How many kids do you have? Are they paying for school? Schools are expensive here. American School Doha costs QR 68,000 a year !! Most others cost between QR 20,000 to QR 40,000.
Per month?