What kind of salary should I expect in Oman?

with your type of academic qualification and work experience, you can at least demand a salary of 2500 RO per month and the perks incl of air travel, insurance, accomodation, conveyance etc.

@ratroute, someone is pulling your leg or trying to take you for a ride (wonder if it's your potential Omani employer!). An expat in Oman with your skills and experience is likely getting a min of 4500 RO + benefits pm. The capital Muscat is not a cheap place! Western expats looking at potential jobs in Oman should beware that the country has recently passed a raft of blanket expat-unfriendly laws. Things at this level here are often done in rash/knee-jerk ways. These laws do not differentiate between unskilled and highly skilled expat labour. The objective of these laws is for expats to 'sacrifice' for the large number of Omani youth (educated and uneducated) coming into the labour market. It is even said that the Omani monarch made a speech some time back in which he said: I will only be happy when there are no more foreign workers visible in Oman! I'm looking forward to the day when we see young Omanis ditch their expensive gizmos and line up for jobs at petrol stations etc paying pittance. After a few years here, I'm packing up and returning to the UK as my employer started a policy of intimidation against expats. Basically I was told that future pay rises would be bare minimal and that my position would be up for 'Omanisation' very soon. I found that quite amusing, I have over 20 years experience in the oil sector.