Saudi Health Practitioners Salary Scale Calculator

Choose your category, level, step and the allowances you receive to see your basic, gross and net salary, and your pay after the next increment.

Prepared and reviewed by the Mustahaqati team · Last updated: 2026-11-03

Calculate your health scale salary

How the health jobs scale works

The current health jobs salary scale was issued by Royal Order 4097/M B on 25/6/1432H, and we found no newer scale up to November 2026. It has 11 categories, each with 7 levels of 4 steps and a fixed increment. The scale is continuous: the first step of the next level equals step 4 plus the level's increment. Physicians and pharmacists receive a full-time allowance, and the others a 20% working-hours allowance, calculated on the level's first step, not your step.

Physicians' salary scale

Consultant physician: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	14,950	15,640	16,330	17,020	690	70%
Level 2	17,710	18,475	19,240	20,005	765	65%
Level 3	20,770	21,600	22,430	23,260	830	60%
Level 4	24,090	24,990	25,890	26,790	900	55%
Level 5	27,690	28,660	29,630	30,600	970	50%
Level 6	31,570	32,605	33,640	34,675	1,035	45%
Level 7	35,710	36,820	37,930	39,040	1,110	40%

Deputy physician (registrar): basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	11,190	11,745	12,300	12,855	555	70%
Level 2	13,410	14,030	14,650	15,270	620	65%
Level 3	15,890	16,570	17,250	17,930	680	60%
Level 4	18,610	19,355	20,100	20,845	745	55%
Level 5	21,590	22,390	23,190	23,990	800	50%
Level 6	24,790	25,655	26,520	27,385	865	45%
Level 7	28,250	29,180	30,110	31,040	930	40%

Resident physician: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	9,200	9,695	10,190	10,685	495	70%
Level 2	11,180	11,735	12,290	12,845	555	65%
Level 3	13,400	14,020	14,640	15,260	620	60%
Level 4	15,880	16,560	17,240	17,920	680	55%
Level 5	18,600	19,345	20,090	20,835	745	50%
Level 6	21,580	22,380	23,180	23,980	800	45%
Level 7	24,780	25,645	26,510	27,375	865	40%

Pharmacists' salary scale

Consultant pharmacist: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	11,075	11,580	12,085	12,590	505	45%
Level 2	13,095	13,655	14,215	14,775	560	40%
Level 3	15,335	15,955	16,575	17,195	620	35%
Level 4	17,815	18,490	19,165	19,840	675	30%
Level 5	20,515	21,250	21,985	22,720	735	25%
Level 6	23,455	24,245	25,035	25,825	790	20%
Level 7	26,615	27,470	28,325	29,180	855	20%

Senior pharmacist: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	9,180	9,655	10,130	10,605	475	45%
Level 2	11,080	11,585	12,090	12,595	505	40%
Level 3	13,100	13,660	14,220	14,780	560	35%
Level 4	15,340	15,960	16,580	17,200	620	30%
Level 5	17,820	18,495	19,170	19,845	675	25%
Level 6	20,520	21,255	21,990	22,725	735	20%
Level 7	23,460	24,250	25,040	25,830	790	20%

Pharmacist: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	7,420	7,860	8,300	8,740	440	45%
Level 2	9,180	9,655	10,130	10,605	475	40%
Level 3	11,080	11,585	12,090	12,595	505	35%
Level 4	13,100	13,660	14,220	14,780	560	30%
Level 5	15,340	15,960	16,580	17,200	620	25%
Level 6	17,820	18,495	19,170	19,845	675	20%
Level 7	20,520	21,255	21,990	22,725	735	20%

Specialists' salary scale (including nursing)

Consultant specialist: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	10,535	11,010	11,485	11,960	475	20%
Level 2	12,435	12,940	13,445	13,950	505	20%
Level 3	14,455	15,015	15,575	16,135	560	20%
Level 4	16,695	17,315	17,935	18,555	620	20%
Level 5	19,175	19,850	20,525	21,200	675	20%
Level 6	21,875	22,610	23,345	24,080	735	20%
Level 7	24,815	25,605	26,395	27,185	790	20%

Senior specialist: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	8,775	9,215	9,655	10,095	440	20%
Level 2	10,535	11,010	11,485	11,960	475	20%
Level 3	12,435	12,940	13,445	13,950	505	20%
Level 4	14,455	15,015	15,575	16,135	560	20%
Level 5	16,695	17,315	17,935	18,555	620	20%
Level 6	19,175	19,850	20,525	21,200	675	20%
Level 7	21,875	22,610	23,345	24,080	735	20%

Specialist: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	7,130	7,540	7,950	8,360	410	20%
Level 2	8,770	9,210	9,650	10,090	440	20%
Level 3	10,530	11,005	11,480	11,955	475	20%
Level 4	12,430	12,935	13,440	13,945	505	20%
Level 5	14,450	15,010	15,570	16,130	560	20%
Level 6	16,690	17,310	17,930	18,550	620	20%
Level 7	19,170	19,845	20,520	21,195	675	20%

There is no separate nursing scale: nurses are placed on the specialist, technician or health assistant category according to their qualification.

Technicians' and health assistants' salary scale

Technician: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	4,670	5,030	5,390	5,750	360	20%
Level 2	6,110	6,490	6,870	7,250	380	20%
Level 3	7,630	8,040	8,450	8,860	410	20%
Level 4	9,270	9,710	10,150	10,590	440	20%
Level 5	11,030	11,535	12,040	12,545	505	20%
Level 6	13,050	13,610	14,170	14,730	560	20%
Level 7	15,290	15,910	16,530	17,150	620	20%

Health assistant: basic salary in SAR
Level	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Increment	Full-time allowance
Level 1	3,935	4,230	4,525	4,820	295	20%
Level 2	5,115	5,440	5,765	6,090	325	20%
Level 3	6,415	6,775	7,135	7,495	360	20%
Level 4	7,855	8,235	8,615	8,995	380	20%
Level 5	9,375	9,815	10,255	10,695	440	20%
Level 6	11,135	11,640	12,145	12,650	505	20%
Level 7	13,155	13,715	14,275	14,835	560	20%

Health practitioner allowances

Full-time allowance: physicians 70% at level 1, falling 5 points per level to 40% at level 7; pharmacists 45% down to 20%. Others receive a 20% working-hours allowance. All on the level's first step.
Infection: SAR 750 a month for staff directly exposed in isolation, quarantine, TB and similar units.
Danger: SAR 600 a month for jobs exposed to danger.
90% cap: the full-time, forensic, isolation, psychiatric and danger allowances together may not exceed 90% of the level's first step; transport is outside the cap.
Supervision: SAR 3,000 in general hospitals and central labs, and SAR 5,000 in specialist and referral hospitals, for medical directors and heads of department.
Scarcity and excellence: up to 30% of the level's first step subject to conditions and committees, and 10% for a Saudi resident physician in small cities. Excellence requires an "excellent" rating in the last two appraisals.
Remote areas: up to 20%, mountain areas 10% to 50%, not combined with other location allowances.
Transport: SAR 500, 700, 900 or 1,200 depending on category and level.

Allowances not included in the calculator (scarcity, excellence, remote areas, training, psychiatric and forensic) are granted by individual decisions, so add them from your payslip.

Increments and promotion

The annual increment follows the Civil Service Law, so it is paid on 1 January and moves you one step within the level. After step 4 you move to the next level after at least a year at the top of the level and two latest ratings of very good or above. A consultant physician at the end of level 7 receives an amount equal to the level's increment each year as a bonus that does not change the basic.

The SAR 500 allowance from January 2027

The royal order of 25 October 2026 granted a monthly SAR 500 allowance to civilian and military employees on civil service scales and operating items and to retirees, alongside the electricity and water tariff changes. Newspapers reported that it starts on 1 January 2027 and is not added to basic salary, so no pension is deducted from it and percentage allowances are not calculated on it.

Staff moved to Health Holding

Staff who moved to the health clusters of the Health Holding Company left this scale for the company's pay structure, on condition that their pay did not fall. They received a transfer bonus of 16% of basic salary per year of service, up to four salaries, and moved to social insurance with their service combined.

Examples:
Specialist, level 1 step 1: 7,130 + working-hours allowance 1,426 + transport 700 = SAR 9,256, with a 641.70 deduction.
Resident physician, level 1 step 2: 9,695 + full-time 6,440 + transport 700 = SAR 16,835, with an 872.55 deduction.
Consultant physician, level 1 step 1: 14,950 + full-time 10,465 = SAR 25,415 before transport.

For staff on civil service grades see the general salary scale, for teachers the teachers' scale, and before retiring estimate your pension.

Frequently asked questions

What is the salary of a health specialist in Saudi Arabia?

A specialist starts at SAR 7,130 (level 1, step 1), plus the 20% working-hours allowance on the level's first step (1,426) and transport, so the gross is about SAR 9,256 with SAR 700 transport. A senior specialist starts at 8,775 and a consultant specialist at 10,535.

What is a resident physician's salary in Saudi Arabia?

A resident starts at SAR 9,200 and receives a full-time allowance of 70% of the level's first step at level 1 (6,440). At step 2: 9,695 + 6,440 + transport 700 = SAR 16,835 gross before deductions.

What is a consultant physician's salary?

A consultant starts at SAR 14,950 at level 1 with a 70% full-time allowance (10,465), giving SAR 25,415 before transport. The highest basic in the scale is SAR 39,040 at level 7 step 4, where the full-time allowance is 40%.

What is a nurse's salary on the health scale?

There is no separate nursing scale; nurses are placed on the specialist, technician or health assistant category according to their qualification. A bachelor's holder usually starts on the specialist scale (7,130) and a diploma holder on the technician scale (4,670), with the 20% working-hours allowance.

When is the annual increment paid to health practitioners?

The annual increment on the health scale follows the Civil Service Law, whose Article 17 sets it at the start of the fiscal year, 1 January. It moves you one step within the level; moving to the next level requires using up the four steps, a year at the top of the level and two latest ratings of very good or above.

Does the SAR 500 allowance cover health practitioners?

The royal order of 25 October 2026 granted a monthly SAR 500 allowance to civilian and military employees on civil service scales and operating items and to retirees, not added to basic salary. The health jobs scale is a civil service scale, so it most likely covers them from January 2027. Staff moved to the Health Holding Company are outside these scales.

Sources

Figures and formulas on this page were last reviewed on 2026-11-03.