This rate is only for contract hire staff. The salary is paid on a day rate basis and includes everything (medical, tickets, leave, end of service benefits, schooling etc etc). These are rates for oil and gas projects and hence expire after the project completion. If you are employed by the client (oil or gas operator) on a direct hire basis (ie.. sponsored by them) you usually are hired on an indefinite contract (better for stability) you may find your salary less than half of this rate.

If you read the posters profile youll see he is in kazakhistan now. He may have been there for a couple of years. If he moves to qatar it will be for much the same duration. He will not know where hes going after that.

The instability plus the high pressure work of a project environment means that pay is correspondingly high.