MUSCAT: Nearly 53,000 Omani citizens employed in the government sector receive salaries between OMR 1,000 and OMR 2,000, according to the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
In the latest figures released on Saturday, NCSI said Omanis earning OMR 900 and less than OMR 1,000 reached 25,837, while those in the wage category of OMR 700 to less than OMR 800 reached 37,101
“Regarding the wages, 53,460 Omanis receive between OMR 1,000 and OMR 2,000, constituting the largest segment of Omanis working in the public sector,” NCSI said in the report.
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According to the NCSI report, the Omani workers registered in the public sector pension funds in the Sultanate, including the Civil Service Pension Funds, the Diwan of Royal Court and the Central Bank of Oman, until the end of March 2021 AD, touched 190,854 Omanis, compared to 191,349 Omanis in February 2021.
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