The minimum wage in Qatar
Qatar's minimum wage under Law No. 17 of 2020: QAR 1,000 basic wage plus QAR 300 food and QAR 500 housing allowances unless provided.
The amounts
Law No. 17 of 2020 set a minimum basic wage of QAR 1,000 a month. When the employer does not provide food and housing, it must also pay at least QAR 300 a month for food and QAR 500 a month for housing.
Who it covers
The minimum applies to all workers in the private sector, of every nationality, and to domestic workers.
In practice
A worker who gets neither food nor housing must receive at least QAR 1,800 a month in basic wage and allowances. A worker who lives in company housing and gets meals must still receive a basic wage of at least QAR 1,000.
A plain-language summary of the law, not legal advice. Check the full text or ask the Ministry of Labour for a specific case.
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