So what is an acceptable salary for a government or government-affialted employee in a country where the minimum wage is less $600 per month? I suppose the answer is not an easy, especially if the job differs massively from a role to another.

This issue was strongly brought up last week in the media with the big salaries allowed to the members of the newly formed petroleum committee in Lebanon. Minister Gibran Bassil wanted to pay them $25,000/m as a total package, but the cabinet reduced that to nearly $17,000 with a 17% allowance on top for not taking any employment at the end of contract (paid in two instalments at the mid and end of the employment). The approved compensation includes a $2,000 housing allowance.
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