Chemical Engineering — salary and careers
A Chemical Engineering graduate in Saudi Arabia earns roughly SAR 10,000 – 18,000 per month, across 4 career paths, with Medium market demand.
A Vision 2030 priority field
- At graduation
- 10,000
- With experience
- 18,000
- Market demand
- Medium
Career paths
- Process engineer
- Petrochemical / refinery engineer
- Production & quality engineer
- Environmental / safety engineer
High pay in the Aramco/SABIC ecosystem; downstream and chemicals expansion.
Figures are estimates for the Saudi labour market (2026), based on job-posting averages and regional salary guides; they vary by employer, experience and city. For official figures, see the National Labor Observatory and Qiwa.