A person working in Teaching / Education in Qatar typically earns around 16,600 QAR per month. Salaries range from 7,970 QAR (lowest average) to 30,300 QAR (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Teaching / Education careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Advisor | 15,600 QAR |
Academic Coach | 15,900 QAR |
Academic Manager | 17,600 QAR |
Academic Specialist | 14,400 QAR |
Academic Staff | 12,200 QAR |
Accompanist | 12,900 QAR |
Achievement Coach | 15,600 QAR |
Admissions Specialist | 13,500 QAR |
Agricultural Sciences Teacher | 12,300 QAR |
Anthropology Teacher | 12,800 QAR |
Arabic Language Teacher | 11,400 QAR |
Archeology Teacher | 13,000 QAR |
Architecture Teacher | 13,800 QAR |
Archivist | 10,300 QAR |
Art Teacher | 12,000 QAR |
Assistant School Principal | 16,000 QAR |
Assistant Teacher | 11,300 QAR |
Biochemistry Professor | 21,800 QAR |
Biology Teacher | 13,500 QAR |
Bursary Scheme Manager | 14,400 QAR |
Business Teacher | 12,700 QAR |
Chemistry Teacher | 12,600 QAR |
Child Care Coordinator | 12,700 QAR |
Child Care Worker | 9,970 QAR |
Clinical School Psychologist | 19,300 QAR |
College Aide | 16,200 QAR |
College and Career Readiness Specialist | 16,800 QAR |
College President | 28,100 QAR |
Communications Teacher | 13,200 QAR |
Community Education Officer | 11,300 QAR |
Computer Science Teacher | 12,200 QAR |
Computer Teacher | 12,400 QAR |
Creative Writing Trainer | 14,400 QAR |
Credit Counselor | 16,000 QAR |
Cultural Studies Teacher | 12,400 QAR |
Curriculum Developer | 16,200 QAR |
Curriculum Specialist | 16,100 QAR |
Demonstrator | 11,300 QAR |
Deputy Controller of Examinations | 15,100 QAR |
Director of Learning Technology | 17,800 QAR |
Distance Learning Coordinator | 13,500 QAR |
Economics Lecturer | 21,900 QAR |
Education Administrator | 13,900 QAR |
Education Assistant Director | 16,400 QAR |
Education Assistant Principal | 14,200 QAR |
Education Assistant Professor | 17,800 QAR |
Education Consultant | 17,500 QAR |
Education Coordinator | 13,900 QAR |
Education Counselor | 14,900 QAR |
Education Director | 22,000 QAR |
Education Program Specialist | 16,100 QAR |
Education Researcher | 17,800 QAR |
Education Resource Specialist | 13,200 QAR |
Education Services Facilitator | 15,000 QAR |
Educational Psychologist | 19,800 QAR |
EFL Teacher | 12,400 QAR |
eLearning Trainer | 11,200 QAR |
Elementary School Teacher | 10,000 QAR |
Engineering Lecturer | 22,100 QAR |
Engineering Teacher | 16,900 QAR |
English Teacher | 11,300 QAR |
ESL Teacher | 13,400 QAR |
Faculty Assistant | 15,800 QAR |
Foreign Language Teacher | 12,000 QAR |
GED Teacher | 10,800 QAR |
Geography Teacher | 12,200 QAR |
Head of Mathematics Department | 17,800 QAR |
Head of School | 20,400 QAR |
High School Teacher | 13,700 QAR |
History Teacher | 12,300 QAR |
Infant Teacher | 9,360 QAR |
Instructional Assistant | 13,600 QAR |
Instructor | 14,300 QAR |
Kindergarten Teacher | 9,720 QAR |
Language Instructor For Expatriate | 10,700 QAR |
Law Teacher | 18,600 QAR |
Learning Designer | 15,000 QAR |
Lecturer | 22,300 QAR |
Librarian | 10,700 QAR |
Library Assistant | 8,680 QAR |
Library Director | 14,800 QAR |
Library Specialist | 11,400 QAR |
Life Sciences Teacher | 12,800 QAR |
Math Lecturer | 22,600 QAR |
Mathematics Teacher | 14,800 QAR |
Mentor | 14,000 QAR |
Middle School Teacher | 12,900 QAR |
Music Teacher | 11,500 QAR |
Nursery Manager | 18,700 QAR |
Nursery Worker | 7,570 QAR |
Paraprofessional | 16,700 QAR |
Physical Education Specialist | 14,000 QAR |
Physical Education Teacher | 11,700 QAR |
Physics Teacher | 12,700 QAR |
Political Science Teacher | 13,500 QAR |
Post Doctoral Researcher | 20,700 QAR |
Preschool Education Administrator | 14,200 QAR |
Preschool Teacher | 10,400 QAR |
Primary School Teacher | 11,200 QAR |
Principal | 18,200 QAR |
Product Specialist | 13,500 QAR |
Professor - Accounting | 22,900 QAR |
Professor - Architecture | 22,700 QAR |
Professor - Biology | 21,400 QAR |
Professor - Business Administration | 22,500 QAR |
Professor - Chemical Engineering | 24,100 QAR |
Professor - Chemistry | 23,200 QAR |
Professor - Civil Engineering | 21,000 QAR |
Professor - Communication | 22,400 QAR |
Professor - Computer Science | 23,100 QAR |
Professor - Dentistry | 23,400 QAR |
Professor - Drama | 21,000 QAR |
Professor - Economics | 24,500 QAR |
Professor - Education | 23,500 QAR |
Professor - Electrical Engineering | 23,900 QAR |
Professor - English | 21,100 QAR |
Professor - Environmental Engineering | 24,400 QAR |
Professor - Foreign Languages | 22,100 QAR |
Professor - Geological Sciences | 22,300 QAR |
Professor - History | 22,000 QAR |
Professor - Industrial Engineering | 21,200 QAR |
Professor - Law | 24,900 QAR |
Professor - Legal Support | 21,600 QAR |
Professor - Liberal Arts | 22,100 QAR |
Professor - Marketing | 23,000 QAR |
Professor - Mathematics | 23,500 QAR |
Professor - Mechanical Engineering | 24,800 QAR |
Professor - Medical Administration | 24,400 QAR |
Professor - Medicine | 26,800 QAR |
Professor - Music | 20,000 QAR |
Professor - Nursing | 22,100 QAR |
Professor - Pharmaceutical Sciences | 22,800 QAR |
Professor - Philosophy | 22,400 QAR |
Professor - Physical Therapy | 23,000 QAR |
Professor - Physics | 25,600 QAR |
Professor - Psychology | 22,700 QAR |
Professor - Rehabilitation | 20,600 QAR |
Professor - Social Work | 19,800 QAR |
Professor - Sociology | 23,300 QAR |
Professor - Special Education | 23,100 QAR |
Psychology Teacher | 18,600 QAR |
Public Management Assistant Professor | 18,200 QAR |
School Counselor | 17,200 QAR |
Science Educator | 12,600 QAR |
Science Laboratory Assistant | 11,700 QAR |
Science Teacher | 12,700 QAR |
Secondary Mathematics Teacher | 13,500 QAR |
Secondary School Teacher | 12,500 QAR |
Special Education Teacher | 12,700 QAR |
Special Needs Assistant | 11,200 QAR |
Statistics Lecturer | 22,200 QAR |
Student Accounts Coordinator | 11,600 QAR |
Student Development Specialist | 14,200 QAR |
Student Employment Specialist | 14,600 QAR |
Student Services | 11,200 QAR |
Student Support Manager | 15,300 QAR |
Substitute Teacher | 10,800 QAR |
Teacher | 11,300 QAR |
Teacher Aide | 9,790 QAR |
Teacher Trainer | 14,500 QAR |
Training and Development Specialist | 17,000 QAR |
Training Coordinator | 11,600 QAR |
Tutor | 12,400 QAR |
University Teacher | 22,400 QAR |
Vocational Education Teacher | 11,900 QAR |
Teaching / Education salaries in Qatar range from 7,970 QAR per month (minimum average salary) to 30,300 QAR per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 17,300 QAR per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 17,300 QAR while the other half are earning more than 17,300 QAR. 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 people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 11,400 QAR while 75% of them are earning more than 11,400 QAR. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 24,800 QAR while 25% are earning more than 24,800 QAR.
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 the wage.
Generally speaking, employees having experience from two to five years earn on average 32% more than freshers and juniors across all industries and disciplines.
Professionals with experience of more than five years tend to earn on average 36% more than those with five years or less of work experience.
As you hit the ten years mark, the salary increases by 21% and an additional 14% for those who have crossed the 15 years mark.
Those figures are presented as guidelines only. The numbers become more significant if you consider one job title at a time.
It is well known that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We compared the salaries of professionals at the same level but with different college degrees levels across many jobs, below are our findings.
Workers with a certificate or diploma earn on average 17% more than their peers who only reached the high school level.
Employees who earned a Bachelor's Degree earn 24% more than those who only managed to attain a cerificate or diploma.
Professionals who attained a Master's Degree are awarded salaries that are 29% more than those with a Bachelor's Degree.
Finally, PhD holders earn 23% more than Master's Degree holders on average while doing the same job.
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Qatar costs anywhere from 78,400 Qatari Rial(s) to 235,000 Qatari Rial(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support this tactic. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
The decision really depends on your situation and experience among many other factors. Putting all variables aside, if you can afford the costs of higher education then the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male employees in Qatar who work in Teaching / Education earn 7% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 17,300 QAR | |
Female | -6% | 16,200 QAR |
Teaching / Education professionals in Qatar are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 9% every 15 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 16 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 | 5% | |
Energy | 1% | |
Information Technology | 6% | |
Healthcare | 2% | |
Travel | 7% | |
Construction | 3% | |
Education | 8% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Qatar 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.
Teaching / Education is considered to be a moderate bonus-based field 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.
45% of surveyed staff in Teaching / Education reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 55% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 3% to 6% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 55% | |
No Bonus | 45% |
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. |
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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 Teaching / Education is 6% more than that of All Jobs.
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Qatar earn 5% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 15,300 QAR | |
Public Sector | +5% | 16,000 QAR |