Saudi government departments are paying 59 percent more salaries to employees than the private sector, in addition to bonuses and several other incentives, the Arabic daily Al-Watan reported on Sunday quoting statistics issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat). {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-7…","video_id":"777c29d9-a67c-496e-a36a-a40103e1a65a","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"Best Banks in the Arab World 2019"} The authority said the average salary of a government employee in the first quarter of 2019 was SR11,405, compared to SR4,595 for a ...