Employees from the UK who took part in our poll during January told us they earned an average of nearly $14,500 a month including all bonuses, commission and allowances compared to the Indian average of just over $6,000.

But it was the Americans who said they earned the most of the expat communities in the region, taking home an average salary of more than $19,000 a month.

The Australians came second, with an average salary of nearly $17,000, with the South Africans third with a monthly pay packet of $16,152.

The Brits came in fourth ($14,478), with the Canadians completing the top five positions with their average salary of $13,726.

Workers from the Philippines were the worst paid, according to our data, earning an average of $3,082 a month, almost half that of Syrians who came second from bottom in the salary rankings. Indians, Pakistanis and Egyptians completed the bottom five.

Our survey conducted in January attracted more than 3,000 respondents and a large majority of those were expats taking advantage of the tax-free living in the Gulf region. For the purposes of this story, a minimum of 50 responses were required.

Across the whole survey, you told us your average monthly salary was $8,857.