Software Engineer Salary in Saudi Arabia

Updated on Aug 28, 2025

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As of 2025, the average salary for Software Engineer in Saudi Arabia starts from SAR6.5k per year and goes up to SAR40k per year.

0-3 years

SAR6.5k-SAR11k per annum

3-6 years

SAR11k-SAR18k per annum

6+ years

SAR18k-SAR25k per annum

10+ years

SAR25k-SAR40k per annum

Software Engineer Salary Trend in Saudi Arabia

Software Engineer Salaries in Other Locations

Turkmenistan
$1k - $15k
Lima, Peru
S/.12K - S/.72K
Croatia
30k HRK - 200k HRK
Spain
€24k - €100k
South Africa
R20k - R250k
Gabon
$500k - $2.5M
North Korea
₩12k - ₩75k
Kiribati
$15k - $80k
Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
₨6L - ₨30L
Liechtenstein
CHF 40k - CHF 150k

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About Software Engineer

A software engineer is a person who applies principles of software engineering to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software work. They can work in various industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, or entertainment. Software engineers are responsible for creating and maintaining the software that powers our modern world.

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About Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a desert country encompassing most of the Arabian Peninsula, with Red Sea and Persian (Arabian) Gulf coastlines. Known as the birthplace of Islam, it’s home to the religion’s 2 most sacred mosques: Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, destination of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, and Medina’s Masjid an-Nabawi, burial site of the prophet Muhammad. Riyadh, the capital, is a skyscraper-filled metropolis.

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