A rise in living costs will mean that workers in the UAE may see a more modest real income growth next year, after a decade of rocketing salaries, a new study said. A report published by the management consultancy Hays Group, forecast that real salaries in the UAE, or salaries adjusted for changes in consumer prices, will rise 0.84 percent next year, the lowest increase in the Gulf. The consultants also predicted that the US would see greater income growth than the UAE, with salary increases of 1.1 percent in real terms. Kuwait should see the biggest salary rise in the Middle East, as non executive salaries are projected to rise by 3.6 percent in real terms. However, professionals in the UAE may escape the gloom, with management salaries projected to rise by 2.14 percent in real terms, 1.3 percentage points above the UAE average In terms of real salary increases, Saudi Arabia came out on top, with the average salary rising by 50 percent over 10 years.
