Salary and offer/package questions... post yours here!!!

[t100uk]

Ok I have been offered a position with AMMROC working on aircraft. I need to know if my offer is enough for a family of 6 (2 adults and 4 kids)

Salary=13000 AED/mo
Housing etc=17000 AED/mo
schools reimbursed up to 45000 AED per kid per year
paid medical for all family
25 days vacation
and a 20000 settling in bonus
and 30 days hotel paid when I arrive

Thanks for the help

Jeff

[corbaci]

Originally Posted by Darkt

Hello Corbaci,
Congrats on your Ph.D.
So what is your speciality?
Is this position for both teaching and research?

Thank you Darkt.
It is mostly a teaching position. My specialty is management.
Thanks.

[XDoodlebugger]

Originally Posted by t100uk

Ok I have been offered a position with AMMROC working on aircraft. I need to know if my offer is enough for a family of 6 (2 adults and 4 kids)

Salary=13000 AED/mo
Housing etc=17000 AED/mo
schools reimbursed up to 45000 AED per kid per year
paid medical for all family
25 days vacation
and a 20000 settling in bonus
and 30 days hotel paid when I arrive

Thanks for the help

Jeff

A bit low on the salary side but do you get to keep the extra if you find cheaper housing? I have friends living in villa's way cheaper than `17,000 a month.

Could possibly put another 7,000 in your pocket to help with car & savings.

[t100uk]

Yeah I get to keep all of it. The 17000 they are saying is living allowance that should help cover house, transport, phone etc. So monthly salary is 30,000 all included or 360,000 AED per year

Originally Posted by XDoodle******

A bit low on the salary side but do you get to keep the extra if you find cheaper housing? I have friends living in villa's way cheaper than `17,000 a month.

Could possibly put another 7,000 in your pocket to help with car & savings.

[XDoodlebugger]

Originally Posted by t100uk

Yeah I get to keep all of it. The 17000 they are saying is living allowance that should help cover house, transport, phone etc. So monthly salary is 30,000 all included or 360,000 AED per year

Make sure the education is OK as I'm single but I think you would be OK on that, it would be tax free and you could get a decent place. Not lavish, but a decent lifestyle.

Doesn't hurt to ask for more, in this part of the world you bargain and the western regions generally command good salaries. Especially if this was their first offer, for example I got another $6,500 a year because my US employer paid into social security for me and my new company doesn't. Didn't matter I already have my 40 quarters in for full credit, they didn't know that.

[t100uk]

Thanks for the info. This is the second offer. The first was 19K a year lower (US dollars) and did not include education reimbursement for my kids, or even to pay for air fare for my family to come over. So I think for the initial 2 year contract this is a decent offer, will give us a chance to see if we are going to like it or if we want to head home after that. We lived 2 years in england while I was in the military so, culture changes are welcome to us, as is being somewhere different and doing something new.

Jeff

Originally Posted by XDoodle******

Make sure the education is OK as I'm single but I think you would be OK on that, it would be tax free and you could get a decent place. Not lavish, but a decent lifestyle.

Doesn't hurt to ask for more, in this part of the world you bargain and the western regions generally command good salaries. Especially if this was their first offer, for example I got another $6,500 a year because my US employer paid into social security for me and my new company doesn't. Didn't matter I already have my 40 quarters in for full credit, they didn't know that.

[swatson]

Originally Posted by Mehdisp

Sales Account Manager in a software company

hi, im looking to apply for a similar position. which company are you working for?

cheers
simon

[sunshinekisses]

Hi all,

Great advice being given here. I wonder if you could advise me of this package. I realise that it's not great, but I'm a 23-year old single teacher with only one year's teaching experience. It's for a beautiful private school in Silicon Oasis.

Salary: 9,240 AED/month
Housing: Fully furnished one-bedroom apartment (Not exactly sure where, beside Dubai Mall and the beach is all I know so I imagine it's a nice enough area)
Flights: Return yearly fare paid
Baggage allowance: 1,300 AED

Advice please?
Thanking you in advance for any advice you could offer.

[rsinner]

Originally Posted by sunshinekisses

Hi all,

Great advice being given here. I wonder if you could advise me of this package. I realise that it's not great, but I'm a 23-year old single teacher with only one year's teaching experience. It's for a beautiful private school in Silicon Oasis.

Salary: 9,240 AED/month
Housing: Fully furnished one-bedroom apartment (Not exactly sure where, beside Dubai Mall and the beach is all I know so I imagine it's a nice enough area)
Flights: Return yearly fare paid
Baggage allowance: 1,300 AED

Advice please?
Thanking you in advance for any advice you could offer.

Seems consistent with what other teachers get. The usual range is 8-12K from what I have read on the forum.
Does the housing include utility costs and internet? If not, factor in another 500 Dhs p.m.
Insist on medical insurance being provided.
Transport - would you need to cover your own costs for transport to/from school? If yes, factor in another 1000-1500 Dhs or even more depending on the distance.

[XDoodlebugger]

Originally Posted by t100uk

Thanks for the info. This is the second offer. The first was 19K a year lower (US dollars) and did not include education reimbursement for my kids, or even to pay for air fare for my family to come over. So I think for the initial 2 year contract this is a decent offer, will give us a chance to see if we are going to like it or if we want to head home after that. We lived 2 years in england while I was in the military so, culture changes are welcome to us, as is being somewhere different and doing something new.

Jeff

Good luck, for two years it should be a good experience.