A person working as a Dump Truck Driver in Oman typically earns around 620 OMR per month. Salaries range from 300 OMR (lowest) to 970 OMR (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Dump Truck Driver salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Dump Truck Driver salaries in Oman range from 300 OMR per month (minimum salary) to 970 OMR per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 630 OMR per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Dump Truck Driver(s) are earning less than 630 OMR while the other half are earning more than 630 OMR. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Dump Truck Driver(s) are earning less than 420 OMR while 75% of them are earning more than 420 OMR. Also from the diagram, 75% of Dump Truck Driver(s) are earning less than 810 OMR while 25% are earning more than 810 OMR.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Dump Truck Driver salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Dump Truck Driver with less than two years of experience makes approximately 360 OMR per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 460 OMR per month, 29% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 640 OMR per month, 38% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Dump Truck Driver(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 790 OMR per month, 24% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 850 OMR per month, 7% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 900 OMR per month, 7% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 360 OMR | |
2 - 5 Years | +29% | 460 OMR |
5 - 10 Years | +38% | 640 OMR |
10 - 15 Years | +24% | 790 OMR |
15 - 20 Years | +7% | 850 OMR |
20+ Years | +7% | 900 OMR |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Dump Truck Driver salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is High School, the average salary of a Dump Truck Driver is 510 OMR per month.
While someone with a Certificate or Diploma gets a salary of 840 OMR per month, 65% more than someone having a High School degree.
High School | 510 OMR | |
Certificate or Diploma | +65% | 840 OMR |
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Dump Truck Driver employees in Oman earn 12% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 650 OMR | |
Female | -10% | 580 OMR |
Dump Truck Driver(s) in Oman are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 10% every 17 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 7% granted to employees every 19 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 1% | |
Energy | 2% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 4% | |
Travel | 5% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 7% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Oman for the year 2020. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Dump Truck Driver is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
73% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 27% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 27% | |
No Bonus | 73% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Dump Truck Driver is 61% less than that of Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining. Also, Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining salaries are 10% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Assistant Yard Manager | 1,490 OMR | ![]() |
Associate Analyst | 1,670 OMR | ![]() |
Associate Landman | 700 OMR | ![]() |
Auxiliary Equipment Operator | 660 OMR | ![]() |
Biomass Plant Technician | 810 OMR | ![]() |
Biomass Power Plant Manager | 2,250 OMR | ![]() |
Chemical Plant Operator | 1,310 OMR | ![]() |
Chief Contract Compliance Engineer | 1,590 OMR | ![]() |
Completions Engineer | 1,450 OMR | ![]() |
Cost Controller | 1,160 OMR | ![]() |
Crude Oil Marketing Representative | 1,770 OMR | ![]() |
Dispatcher | 700 OMR | ![]() |
Distribution Manager | 2,180 OMR | ![]() |
Dragline Operator | 740 OMR | ![]() |
Driller Offsider | 600 OMR | ![]() |
Dump Truck Driver | 620 OMR | ![]() |
Electric and Gas Operations Manager | 3,800 OMR | ![]() |
Energy Advisor | 2,330 OMR | ![]() |
Energy Analyst | 2,340 OMR | ![]() |
Energy Auditor | 1,990 OMR | ![]() |
Energy Dispatch Director | 2,760 OMR | ![]() |
Energy Technical Assistant | 950 OMR | ![]() |
Energy Technical Manager | 1,900 OMR | ![]() |
Energy Technical Trainer | 1,350 OMR | ![]() |
Exploration Manager | 2,700 OMR | ![]() |
Field Safety Auditor | 1,730 OMR | ![]() |
Fluids Engineer | 1,520 OMR | ![]() |
Fuel Cell Engineer | 1,620 OMR | ![]() |
Fuel Cell Technician | 820 OMR | ![]() |
Fuels Handler | 770 OMR | ![]() |
Gas Compressor Operator | 700 OMR | ![]() |
Gas Distribution Plant Operator | 1,250 OMR | ![]() |
Gas Supply Manager | 2,410 OMR | ![]() |
Geologist | 2,740 OMR | ![]() |
Geophysicist | 2,990 OMR | ![]() |
Geothermal Production Manager | 2,780 OMR | ![]() |
Geothermal Technician | 1,100 OMR | ![]() |
HSE Engineer | 1,580 OMR | ![]() |
HSE Officer | 1,020 OMR | ![]() |
HSEQ Administrator | 1,090 OMR | ![]() |
Inspector | 1,500 OMR | ![]() |
Instructor | 1,340 OMR | ![]() |
Instrument Designer | 1,250 OMR | ![]() |
Lead Technical Field Advisor | 2,090 OMR | ![]() |
Logistics and Tool Coordinator | 1,370 OMR | ![]() |
Maintenance Engineer | 1,680 OMR | ![]() |
Maintenance Superintendent | 1,500 OMR | ![]() |
Material Controller | 1,110 OMR | ![]() |
Mine Engineer | 1,570 OMR | ![]() |
Mine Surveyor | 1,820 OMR | ![]() |
Mining Project Administrator | 1,460 OMR | ![]() |
Mining Project Assistant | 1,150 OMR | ![]() |
Mining Project Controls Consultant | 1,750 OMR | ![]() |
Mining Project Coordinator | 1,360 OMR | ![]() |
Mining Project Engineer | 1,570 OMR | ![]() |
Mining Project Manager | 2,060 OMR | ![]() |
Mining Site Manager | 2,120 OMR | ![]() |
Mining Team Leader | 1,760 OMR | ![]() |
NDT Technician | 930 OMR | ![]() |
Oil Service Unit Operator | 800 OMR | ![]() |
Oil Trader | 1,980 OMR | ![]() |
Oilwell Pumper | 590 OMR | ![]() |
Petroleum Engineer | 1,830 OMR | ![]() |
Petroleum Geologist | 3,000 OMR | ![]() |
Petroleum Pump System Operator | 920 OMR | ![]() |
Pipeline Technician | 620 OMR | ![]() |
Power Coordinator | 960 OMR | ![]() |
Power Plant Operations Manager | 3,040 OMR | ![]() |
Power Plant Operator | 1,280 OMR | ![]() |
Radio Operator | 680 OMR | ![]() |
Reliability Engineer | 1,630 OMR | ![]() |
Reservoir Engineer | 1,520 OMR | ![]() |
Risk Analyst | 2,010 OMR | ![]() |
Roughneck | 1,600 OMR | ![]() |
Scaffolder | 1,010 OMR | ![]() |
Shutdown Engineer | 1,310 OMR | ![]() |
Solar Energy Installation Manager | 2,340 OMR | ![]() |
Solar Energy Systems Engineer | 1,590 OMR | ![]() |
Solar Photovoltaic Installer | 1,070 OMR | ![]() |
Solar Thermal Technician | 980 OMR | ![]() |
Supply Operations Manager | 2,570 OMR | ![]() |
Sustainability Specialist | 2,480 OMR | ![]() |
System Development Advisor | 1,860 OMR | ![]() |
Tanker Truck Driver | 600 OMR | ![]() |
Utility Operator | 820 OMR | ![]() |
Wind Energy Project Manager | 2,130 OMR | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Muscat | 690 OMR |
Salalah | 680 OMR |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Oman earn 7% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 1,700 OMR | |
Public Sector | +7% | 1,820 OMR |