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Gulf Corporates offer higher pay packages to attract expat workers. Gulf needs large number of unskilled or skilled workers and professionals to run their country. There is unsaid, unwritten practice of racism prevailing in country I work. My observation or POV may be wrong for other gulf countries.
There is acceptable discrimination in pay scales for similar job profiles at lower level management across ethnic diversity.
Asian Workers (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philipines, others) are paid reasonably lesser than Citizens, Arabs, Westerners in the employment markets. This view cannot be generalized for entire economy but its an acceptable general practice amongst small-medium levels enterprises.
Cost of living and housing is relatively high and expensive for all, thus savings are less and quality of life is good but need to adjust a lot. Number of bachelors (married/unmarried men away from family) live in hordes together struggling in compact flats. Living a regimented existence of work-eat-sleep-repeat.
On other hand, well of qualified professionals are paid handsomely and live a life of utmost luxury, driving exclusive cars, sea view flats and comfortable life amidst modern amenities. Such expat professionals are usually westerners or prefentials arabs (Lebanon, Jordans, GCC nationals )
Above Middle class majority consist of fairly educated Asian and developing country professionals who live on balanced edges of income and expenses. Struggling with average income and rising living expenses.
Compensation and equal employment opportunity laws are not very exhaustive and not effectively implemented.