The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) recently announced that the minimum monthly salary required for a Saudi national employee to count as a full worker in the Nitaqat saudization program will increase on April 25, 2027 from SAR 4,000 to SAR 5,000. Then, on April 25, 2028, the threshold will again increase to SAR 6,000.
Certain professions already carry a separate Nitaqat salary requirement.
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