{
  "id": 16520001,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia to raise minimum wage threshold to SR5,000 in April 2027, and SR6,000 in April, 2028",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/saudi-arabia-to-raise-minimum-wage-threshold-to-sr5-000-in-april-2027",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T20:44:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665725/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-to-raise-minimum-wage-threshold-to-sr5000-on-april-2027-and-sr6000-on-april-2028"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia is set to increase the minimum monthly wage threshold for private-sector employees under the Nitaqat Saudization program. The government will raise the threshold to SR5,000 in April 2027 and further to SR6,000 in April 2028. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced these changes, which will be implemented in two phases starting six months after the initial announcement on October 25, 2026. The first phase will take effect on April 25, 2027, and the second phase on April 25, 2028. The decision aims to adjust the minimum wage threshold for determining full-time employment status in Saudization calculations, without mandating an increase in actual salaries for Saudi employees.",
  "summary": "RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will raise the minimum monthly wage required for Saudi private-sector employees to be counted as full-time workers under the Nitaqat Saudization program to SR5,000 in April 2027 and SR6,000 in April 2028. According to details released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, the decision will be implemented in two phases, beginning six months after its…",
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