UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / SALARY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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Net (after tax)

3.67 AED = 1 USD

308,478 AED

$83,990 USD

Dubai

313,583 AED

99,165 AED

$27,000 USD

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Average Salary / United Arab Emirates

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Average salary in United Arab Emirates is 308,478 AED per year. The most typical earning is 99,165 AED. All data are based on 1,888 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 323,573 AED. Women receive a salary of 260,768 AED.

The most paid careers are Properties & Real Estates with average income 524,843 AED and Management & Business with income 450,652 AED.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 398,866 AED. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 363,240 AED.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 488,115 AED. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 464,242 AED.

Levels / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

Salary Levels (AED) per Year	Surveys	[%]
36,700 AED - 55,099 AED	14	100% 0.74%
55,100 AED - 73,499 AED	90	99.26% 4.77%
73,500 AED - 91,799 AED	90	94.49% 4.77%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
91,800 AED - 110,199 AED	121	89.72% 6.41%
110,200 AED - 128,499 AED	104	83.32% 5.51%
128,500 AED - 146,899 AED	90	77.81% 4.77%
146,900 AED - 165,299 AED	77	73.04% 4.08%
165,300 AED - 183,599 AED	90	68.96% 4.77%
183,600 AED - 201,999 AED	100	64.19% 5.3%
202,000 AED - 220,399 AED	67	58.9% 3.55%
220,400 AED - 238,699 AED	40	55.35% 2.12%
238,700 AED - 257,099 AED	111	53.23% 5.88%
257,100 AED - 275,499 AED	47	47.35% 2.49%
275,500 AED - 293,799 AED	37	44.86% 1.96%
293,800 AED - 312,199 AED	96	42.9% 5.08%
312,200 AED - 330,499 AED	39	37.82% 2.07%
330,600 AED - 348,899 AED	30	35.75% 1.59%
348,900 AED - 367,299 AED	77	34.16% 4.08%
367,300 AED - 385,599 AED	24	30.08% 1.27%
385,600 AED - 403,999 AED	46	28.81% 2.44%
404,000 AED - 422,399 AED	52	26.38% 2.75%
422,400 AED - 440,699 AED	17	23.62% 0.9%
440,700 AED - 459,099 AED	29	22.72% 1.54%
459,100 AED - 477,499 AED	18	21.19% 0.95%
477,500 AED - 495,799 AED	46	20.23% 2.44%
495,800 AED - 514,199 AED	46	17.8% 2.44%
514,200 AED - 532,599 AED	17	15.36% 0.9%
532,600 AED - 550,899 AED	18	14.46% 0.95%
HIGH SALARIES
550,900 AED - 587,599 AED	17	13.51% 0.9%
587,600 AED - 624,399 AED	61	12.61% 3.23%
624,400 AED - 661,099 AED	34	9.38% 1.8%
661,100 AED - 697,799 AED	5	7.57% 0.26%
697,800 AED - 734,599 AED	33	7.31% 1.75%
734,600 AED - 771,299 AED	15	5.56% 0.79%
771,300 AED - 807,999 AED	19	4.77% 1.01%
808,000 AED - 844,699 AED	7	3.76% 0.37%
844,700 AED - 881,499 AED	4	3.39% 0.21%
881,500 AED - 918,199 AED	16	3.18% 0.85%
918,200 AED - 1,285,499 AED	44	2.33% 2.33%

Gender / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	1,420	323,573 AED
2	Women	404	260,768 AED

Education / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	72	398,866 AED
2	Masters Degree	651	363,240 AED
3	Bellow H. School	5	345,977 AED
4	Bachelors Degree	973	279,132 AED
5	Some College	123	257,096 AED
6	High School	64	189,883 AED

Experience / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	238	488,115 AED
2	16-20 Years	229	464,242 AED
3	12-16 Years	284	362,872 AED
4	8-12 Years	471	271,052 AED
5	4-8 Years	372	210,451 AED
6	2-4 Years	178	179,232 AED
7	0-1 Year	47	178,498 AED
8	1-2 Years	69	154,257 AED

Age / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	6	619,234 AED
2	51-55	48	604,910 AED
3	61-65	5	503,908 AED
4	46-50	121	499,133 AED
5	56-60	43	464,242 AED
6	41-45	201	417,964 AED
7	36-40	398	355,894 AED
8	n/a	65	276,194 AED
9	31-35	488	267,012 AED
10	26-30	377	188,782 AED
11	21-25	129	160,134 AED
12	14-20	7	134,791 AED

Work Type / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	40	328,348 AED
2	Permanent	1,571	320,635 AED
3	Contract	261	242,037 AED
4	Part Time	16	162,705 AED

Cities / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Abu Dhabi	440	315,126 AED
2	Dubai	1,313	313,657 AED
3	Ras al Khaymah	20	281,336 AED
4	Al Ayn	21	269,950 AED
5	Sharjah	69	230,284 AED
6	Al Fujayrah	10	225,877 AED
7	--Other--	10	180,701 AED
8	Ar Ruways	3	156,828 AED
9	Khawr Fakkan	1	139,933 AED
10	Mina Jabal Ali	1	99,900 AED

Career Groups / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Properties & Real Estates	15	524,843 AED
2	Management & Business	296	450,652 AED
3	Law	19	412,088 AED
4	Military	2	399,600 AED
5	Geography & Geodesy	4	399,233 AED
6	Agriculture & Fishing	2	392,622 AED
7	Engineers & Technicians V	13	375,360 AED
8	Public Sector	7	369,116 AED
9	Health Care & Medical	45	363,240 AED
10	Finance & Banking	141	346,712 AED
11	Human Resources	194	321,002 AED
12	Construction & Labor Workers	50	312,922 AED
13	IT & Programming	139	311,820 AED
14	Insurance	23	304,842 AED
15	Engineers & Technicians IV	13	296,027 AED
16	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	167	293,456 AED
17	IT & Programming II	63	291,620 AED
18	Aviation & Shipping	34	288,682 AED
19	Archaeology & History	1	287,947 AED
20	Engineers & Technicians II	3	286,845 AED
21	Education & University	62	274,358 AED
22	Architect Constructions	46	270,318 AED
23	Arts, Culture, Performance	6	261,136 AED
24	Automobile	6	260,034 AED
25	Logistics, Road, Railway	30	254,892 AED
26	Media	14	253,423 AED
27	Organization & Coordination	17	251,586 AED
28	Engineers & Technicians	141	247,914 AED
29	Salesmen & Saleswomen	21	238,732 AED
30	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	12	234,324 AED
31	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	25	225,142 AED
32	Engineers & Technicians III	8	213,389 AED
33	Health Care & Medical II	26	204,575 AED
34	Hotels & Tourism	37	192,087 AED
35	Accounting & Administration	132	182,170 AED
36	Customer Services	28	175,192 AED
37	Fashion	6	171,887 AED
38	Sports & Recreation	11	168,581 AED
39	Security & Fireguard	3	167,847 AED
40	Making Design	26	157,563 AED

Careers / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor Specialist	11	583,975 AED
2	Director	49	582,139 AED
3	General Manager	42	577,731 AED
4	Construction Manager	9	559,367 AED
5	CEO	9	500,235 AED
6	Operations Manager	18	453,223 AED
7	IT Manager	45	441,103 AED
8	Business Manager	12	424,943 AED
9	Construction Project Manager	11	415,393 AED
10	Risk Manager	10	410,986 AED
11	Finance Manager	35	409,517 AED
12	Manager	57	405,477 AED
13	Human Resources Manager	104	381,604 AED
14	Other Management Career	23	379,033 AED
15	Other Engineer Career	13	375,360 AED
16	Project Manager	22	370,218 AED
17	Other Human Resource Career	30	363,974 AED
18	Doctor	9	361,403 AED
19	Engineering Manager	16	359,934 AED
20	University Professor	13	358,832 AED
21	Sales Manager	46	357,730 AED
22	IT Project Manager	26	355,527 AED
23	Technical Manager	17	341,570 AED
24	Business Development Manager	23	333,123 AED
25	Logistics Manager	14	313,290 AED
26	Audit Manager	11	300,067 AED
27	Marketing Manager	23	297,129 AED
28	Banks	11	293,824 AED
29	Other Aviation & Shipping Career	14	291,987 AED
30	Other Finance Career	18	289,784 AED
31	System Analyst	10	267,747 AED
32	Healthcare Management	16	265,543 AED
33	Software Engineer	9	265,176 AED
34	Purchasing Manager	10	259,667 AED
35	Other IT Career	11	258,197 AED
36	Human Resource Hunter	13	254,892 AED
37	Lecturer	9	244,975 AED
38	Civil Engineer	9	244,608 AED
39	Engineer	54	240,935 AED
40	Hotel Manager	11	236,161 AED
41	Financial Analyst	22	235,059 AED
42	Account Manager	13	217,429 AED
43	Lead Developer	13	208,247 AED
44	Mechanical Engineer	21	204,942 AED
45	Construction Engineer	11	204,207 AED
46	Customer Service Manager	9	202,738 AED
47	Human Resource	27	202,371 AED
48	Chartered Accountant	9	200,902 AED
49	Software Developer	10	191,720 AED
50	Architect	21	187,680 AED
51	Other Tourism Career	20	179,232 AED
52	IT Coordinator	13	174,458 AED
53	Electrical Engineer	15	171,519 AED
54	Marketing Executive	11	170,785 AED
55	Office Administrator	11	168,948 AED
56	Human Resource Administrator	13	154,624 AED
57	Senior Accountant	16	116,427 AED
58	Accountant	22	113,489 AED

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Hr Officer

Posted 11 January 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruitment, Onboarding, Employee training and development, Compensation & Benefits, Performance Appraisal, Payroll, Off boarding."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	84,000 AED

General Manager

Posted 11 January 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance, Risk, Credit, Credit Bureau."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	609,700 AED

Finance Manager

Posted 10 January 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage all aspects of a subsidiary company in Dubai."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	324,800 AED

Architect

Posted 16 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Architect."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	108,000 AED

Neonatologist

Posted 13 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consultant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	500,000 AED

Assistant Manager Operational Risk

Posted 22 May 2023

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	204,000 AED

Director Of Restoration

Posted 18 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible of restore heritage village and other historical building in Ras Al Khaimah."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ras al Khaymah	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	288,000 AED

Maths

Posted 17 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching maths."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	200,000 AED

Sales Representative

Posted 17 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Wholesale sales
master in marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	218,000 AED

Technical Manager

Posted 29 September 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	264,000 AED

Chemical Sales

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	140,000 AED

Hr Manager

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Employees' related tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	144,000 AED

People & Culture Specialist

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruitment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	120,000 AED

Technical Manager

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technical aspects of Live shows."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	132,000 AED

Technical Manager

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	204,000 AED

Ib Analyst

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IB PPT Excel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	312,100 AED

Senior Architect

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	240,000 AED

Hr Consultant

Posted 11 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consulting in People Development, Compensation & Benefits, Recruitment, Training, Exit, HR Policies, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Business consulting, Finance consulting, grading structure, salary benchmarking. 

Knowledge and skills
Executive coach, Certified in Psychometrics, 
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NLP Practitioner
Career enhancement coaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	360,000 AED

Director

Posted 10 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oversee advising, student academic development and career placement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	275,000 AED

Senior Credit Specialist

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Credit Analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	240,000 AED

Account Manager

Posted 06 September 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Al Ayn	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	100,000 AED

Hr Manager

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR SKILLS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	100,000 AED

Program Associate

Posted 04 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data and system integration
PHP Backend Development (Laravel)
Cybersecurity."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	240,000 AED

Senior Piping Designer

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Senior piping designer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Some College	12-16 Years	Expert	150,000 AED

Intern Developer

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Web and application development
System integrations
Data security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	198,000 AED

Senior Consultant

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SAP Consulting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	963,800 AED

Hr Manager

Posted 25 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leading full HR function."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	288,000 AED

Sales Manager

Posted 24 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical equipment sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	240,000 AED

Hr Bp

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR Generalist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	216,000 AED

Talent Acquisition Manager

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Talent Acquisition Manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	180,000 AED

Project Manager

Posted 19 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Mangment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	440,600 AED

Hospitality Consultant

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hotel market research, feasibility and planing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	350,000 AED

Technical And Artistic Coordinator

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage events operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	180,000 AED

Consultant

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	280,000 AED

Performance

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Biddable platforms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	260,000 AED

None

Posted 13 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	130,000 AED

Chief People Officer

Posted 13 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"OD & People."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	840,000 AED

Data Enginner

Posted 17 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Build ETL Pipeline."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	216,000 AED

Ops Manager

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Corodination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	240,000 AED

Civil Engineer

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction and Project Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	257,100 AED

Operations Manager

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"People, customer and P&L management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	540,500 AED

Brand Manager

Posted 10 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Brand strategy, category management, product marketing, product development, project coordination in the beauty industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	244,300 AED

Data Analyst

Posted 09 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analysis of data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	96,000 AED

Sales Manager

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategic Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	300,000 AED

Accounting Assistant

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Everything."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	42,000 AED

Project Manager

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Projects Management, Financial Planning, Scheduling, Cost Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	390,000 AED

Senior Product Manager

Posted 25 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	324,000 AED

Assistant Digital Marketing Manager

Posted 16 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Digital marketing execution, performance marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	240,000 AED

Engineer

Posted 14 April 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Al Ayn	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	324,000 AED

Cabin Supervisor

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing a cabin, customers and crew."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Intermediate	180,000 AED

ECONOMY / United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates has an open economy and one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.

85% of the UAE's economy was based on Exports of Petroleum and natural gas for year 2011. A massive constructions, with expanding manufacturing base keep up the diversity of its economy.

The major companies in UAE are Al Futtaim Group, Galadari Group, Dubai Holding, Etisalat, Al Ghurair Group, Al Habtoor Group, ACTCO, Arabian Construction Company (ACC), and Dutco Group.