Many private sector companies try to attract youths by increasing salaries, incentives and benefits. Over the first nine  months of 2015, the number of Omanis working in the private sector increased to 207,000 by the end of September 2015, compared to 197,000 at the end of December 2014 – a 4.8 per cent increase.
Data released recently by NCSI pointed out that most salary segments in the private sector witnessed a growth till the end of September this year compared to December 2014.
The number of Omanis working in the private sector with basic salaries of RO325 to RO400 increased to 60,882 compared to 49,182.
This reflects the employment level in the private sector where the minimum salary is RO325. Omanis in the RO401-RO500 salary bracket increased from 42,709 to 46,453. The category where the maximum salary is RO600 saw the number of Omani workers increase to 20,975 by September 2015, a rise of 2,721 compared to 2014-end.
NCSI divides the basic salaries of Omanis in the private sector into nine categories depending on the salary on which the contribution to social insurance is calculated. There is also a tenth category for those who did not update their data.