UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

1,900

UPDATED
September 2024
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

3.67 AED = 1 USD

308,755 AED

$84,060 USD

Dubai

313,714 AED

99,172 AED

$27,000 USD

Including "Dubai"

Excluding "Dubai"

Average Salary / United Arab Emirates

Average salary in United Arab Emirates is 308,755 AED per year. The most typical earning is 99,172 AED. All data are based on 1,900 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 323,962 AED. Women receive a salary of 260,418 AED.

The most paid careers are Properties & Real Estates with average income 524,877 AED and Management & Business with income 451,049 AED.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 398,892 AED. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 363,263 AED.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 488,147 AED. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 465,007 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	91	99.26% 4.79%
73,500 AED - 91,799 AED	90	94.47% 4.74%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
91,800 AED - 110,199 AED	121	89.74% 6.37%
110,200 AED - 128,599 AED	105	83.37% 5.53%
128,600 AED - 146,899 AED	90	77.84% 4.74%
146,900 AED - 165,299 AED	77	73.11% 4.05%
165,300 AED - 183,599 AED	90	69.05% 4.74%
183,700 AED - 201,999 AED	101	64.32% 5.32%
202,000 AED - 220,399 AED	67	59% 3.53%
220,400 AED - 238,699 AED	40	55.47% 2.11%
238,700 AED - 257,099 AED	112	53.37% 5.89%
257,100 AED - 275,499 AED	48	47.47% 2.53%
275,500 AED - 293,799 AED	37	44.95% 1.95%
293,800 AED - 312,199 AED	96	43% 5.05%
312,200 AED - 330,599 AED	41	37.95% 2.16%
330,600 AED - 348,899 AED	31	35.79% 1.63%
348,900 AED - 367,299 AED	77	34.16% 4.05%
367,300 AED - 385,699 AED	25	30.11% 1.32%
385,700 AED - 403,999 AED	46	28.79% 2.42%
404,000 AED - 422,399 AED	52	26.37% 2.74%
422,400 AED - 440,799 AED	17	23.63% 0.89%
440,800 AED - 459,099 AED	29	22.74% 1.53%
459,100 AED - 477,499 AED	18	21.21% 0.95%
477,500 AED - 495,899 AED	46	20.26% 2.42%
495,900 AED - 514,199 AED	47	17.84% 2.47%
514,200 AED - 532,599 AED	17	15.37% 0.89%
532,600 AED - 550,999 AED	19	14.47% 1%
HIGH SALARIES
551,000 AED - 587,699 AED	17	13.47% 0.89%
587,700 AED - 624,399 AED	61	12.58% 3.21%
624,400 AED - 661,099 AED	34	9.37% 1.79%
661,100 AED - 697,899 AED	5	7.58% 0.26%
697,900 AED - 734,599 AED	33	7.32% 1.74%
734,600 AED - 771,299 AED	15	5.58% 0.79%
771,300 AED - 808,099 AED	19	4.79% 1%
808,100 AED - 844,799 AED	7	3.79% 0.37%
844,800 AED - 881,499 AED	4	3.42% 0.21%
881,500 AED - 918,299 AED	17	3.21% 0.89%
918,300 AED - 1,285,599 AED	44	2.32% 2.32%

Gender / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	1,428	323,962 AED
2	Women	408	260,418 AED

Education / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	72	398,892 AED
2	Masters Degree	655	363,263 AED
3	Bellow H. School	5	346,000 AED
4	Bachelors Degree	980	279,518 AED
5	Some College	123	257,112 AED
6	High School	65	192,467 AED

Experience / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	238	488,147 AED
2	16-20 Years	233	465,007 AED
3	12-16 Years	287	362,896 AED
4	8-12 Years	472	271,070 AED
5	4-8 Years	373	210,465 AED
6	0-1 Year	48	182,182 AED
7	2-4 Years	180	178,509 AED
8	1-2 Years	69	154,267 AED

Age / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	6	619,274 AED
2	51-55	48	604,950 AED
3	61-65	5	503,941 AED
4	46-50	123	502,839 AED
5	56-60	43	464,272 AED
6	41-45	206	415,421 AED
7	36-40	400	355,917 AED
8	n/a	65	276,212 AED
9	31-35	489	266,662 AED
10	26-30	377	188,794 AED
11	21-25	131	161,246 AED
12	14-20	7	134,800 AED

Work Type / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	40	328,369 AED
2	Permanent	1,581	320,656 AED
3	Contract	263	242,420 AED
4	Part Time	16	162,715 AED

Cities / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Abu Dhabi	442	315,881 AED
2	Dubai	1,321	313,677 AED
3	Ras al Khaymah	21	273,641 AED
4	Al Ayn	21	269,968 AED
5	Sharjah	70	234,707 AED
6	Al Fujayrah	10	225,892 AED
7	--Other--	10	180,713 AED
8	Ar Ruways	3	156,838 AED
9	Khawr Fakkan	1	139,942 AED
10	Mina Jabal Ali	1	99,906 AED

Career Groups / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Properties & Real Estates	15	524,877 AED
2	Management & Business	297	451,049 AED
3	Law	19	412,115 AED
4	Geography & Geodesy	4	399,259 AED
5	Agriculture & Fishing	2	392,648 AED
6	Engineers & Technicians V	13	375,384 AED
7	Military	3	370,977 AED
8	Public Sector	7	369,140 AED
9	Health Care & Medical	45	363,263 AED
10	Finance & Banking	141	346,735 AED
11	Human Resources	194	321,023 AED
12	IT & Programming	141	313,310 AED
13	Construction & Labor Workers	50	312,943 AED
14	Insurance	23	304,862 AED
15	Engineers & Technicians IV	13	296,047 AED
16	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	168	293,108 AED
17	IT & Programming II	63	291,639 AED
18	Aviation & Shipping	34	288,701 AED
19	Archaeology & History	1	287,966 AED
20	Engineers & Technicians II	3	286,864 AED
21	Architect Constructions	47	283,558 AED
22	Education & University	62	274,376 AED
23	Arts, Culture, Performance	6	261,153 AED
24	Automobile	6	260,051 AED
25	Logistics, Road, Railway	30	254,909 AED
26	Media	14	253,439 AED
27	Organization & Coordination	17	251,603 AED
28	Engineers & Technicians	142	248,297 AED
29	Salesmen & Saleswomen	21	238,747 AED
30	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	12	234,340 AED
31	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	25	225,157 AED
32	Engineers & Technicians III	8	213,403 AED
33	Health Care & Medical II	26	204,588 AED
34	Fashion	7	199,813 AED
35	Hotels & Tourism	38	193,936 AED
36	Accounting & Administration	135	181,080 AED
37	Customer Services	28	175,204 AED
38	Sports & Recreation	11	168,592 AED
39	Security & Fireguard	3	167,858 AED
40	Making Design	26	157,573 AED

Careers / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor Specialist	11	584,013 AED
2	Director	49	582,177 AED
3	General Manager	43	577,034 AED
4	Construction Manager	9	559,404 AED
5	CEO	9	500,268 AED
6	Operations Manager	18	453,253 AED
7	IT Manager	47	440,030 AED
8	Business Manager	12	424,970 AED
9	Construction Project Manager	11	415,421 AED
10	Risk Manager	10	411,013 AED
11	Finance Manager	35	409,544 AED
12	Manager	57	405,503 AED
13	Human Resources Manager	104	381,629 AED
14	Other Management Career	23	379,057 AED
15	Other Engineer Career	13	375,384 AED
16	Project Manager	22	370,242 AED
17	Other Human Resource Career	30	363,998 AED
18	Doctor	9	361,427 AED
19	Engineering Manager	16	359,958 AED
20	University Professor	13	358,856 AED
21	Sales Manager	46	357,754 AED
22	IT Project Manager	26	355,550 AED
23	Technical Manager	17	341,592 AED
24	Business Development Manager	23	333,144 AED
25	Logistics Manager	14	313,310 AED
26	Audit Manager	11	300,087 AED
27	Marketing Manager	23	297,149 AED
28	Banks	11	293,843 AED
29	Other Aviation & Shipping Career	14	292,006 AED
30	Other Finance Career	18	289,803 AED
31	System Analyst	10	267,764 AED
32	Healthcare Management	16	265,560 AED
33	Software Engineer	9	265,193 AED
34	Purchasing Manager	10	259,684 AED
35	Other IT Career	11	258,214 AED
36	Human Resource Hunter	13	254,909 AED
37	Lecturer	9	244,991 AED
38	Civil Engineer	9	244,624 AED
39	Engineer	55	242,420 AED
40	Hotel Manager	11	236,176 AED
41	Financial Analyst	22	235,074 AED
42	Account Manager	14	216,342 AED
43	Lead Developer	13	208,261 AED
44	Mechanical Engineer	21	204,955 AED
45	Construction Engineer	11	204,221 AED
46	Customer Service Manager	9	202,751 AED
47	Human Resource	27	202,384 AED
48	Chartered Accountant	9	200,915 AED
49	Software Developer	10	191,732 AED
50	Architect	21	187,692 AED
51	Other Tourism Career	20	179,244 AED
52	IT Coordinator	13	174,469 AED
53	Electrical Engineer	15	171,531 AED
54	Marketing Executive	11	170,796 AED
55	Office Administrator	11	168,959 AED
56	Human Resource Administrator	13	154,635 AED
57	Senior Accountant	16	116,435 AED
58	Accountant	22	113,496 AED

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50 Senior Product (Woman)

Posted 18 July 2024

What I do?

"Product mamagement and procurement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	265,000 AED

49/50 Security Manager (Man)

Posted 04 July 2024

What I do?

"Managing security related fields."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	504,000 AED

48/50 Dipl. - Ing. (Man)

Posted 27 May 2024

What I do?

"Catia V5, TeamCenter."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	313,600 AED

47/50 Dipl. - Ing. (Man)

Posted 21 May 2024

What I do?

"Catia V5, TeamCenter."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	313,600 AED

46/50 Planner (Man)

Posted 12 May 2024

What I do?

"City design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	900,100 AED

45/50 Exec Asst (Woman)

Posted 08 May 2024

What I do?

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ras al Khaymah	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	120,000 AED

44/50 Admin (Woman)

Posted 30 April 2024

What I do?

"Operation task."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	72,000 AED

43/50 Architect (Man)

Posted 28 April 2024

What I do?

"Architecting the IT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	336,000 AED

42/50 Commercial Manager (Man)

Posted 25 April 2024

What I do?

"Sales and operation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	253,200 AED

41/50 General Manager (Man)

Posted 25 April 2024

What I do?

"Managing Company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sharjah	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	540,000 AED

40/50 Finance Manager (Man)

Posted 23 April 2024

What I do?

"Batcheler Degree."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	200,000 AED

39/50 DP Manager (Woman)

Posted 22 April 2024

What I do?

"N/A and None."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Abu Dhabi	High School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	367,300 AED

38/50 Hr Officer (Woman)

Posted 11 January 2024

What I do?

"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

37/50 General Manager (Man)

Posted 11 January 2024

What I do?

"Finance, Risk, Credit, Credit Bureau."

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

36/50 Finance Manager (Man)

Posted 10 January 2024

What I do?

"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

35/50 Architect (Man)

Posted 16 July 2023

What I do?

"Project Architect."

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

34/50 Neonatologist (Man)

Posted 13 July 2023

What I do?

"Consultant."

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

33/50 Assistant Manager Operational Risk (Man)

Posted 22 May 2023

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

32/50 Director Of Restoration (Woman)

Posted 18 May 2023

What I do?

"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	288,100 AED

31/50 Maths (Woman)

Posted 17 May 2023

What I do?

"Teaching maths."

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

30/50 Sales Representative (Woman)

Posted 17 May 2023

What I do?

"Wholesale sales master in marketing."

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

29/50 Technical Manager (Man)

Posted 29 September 2022

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

28/50 Chemical Sales (Man)

Posted 28 September 2022

What I do?

"Coordination."

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

27/50 Hr Manager (Woman)

Posted 28 September 2022

What I do?

"Employees' related tasks."

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

26/50 People & Culture Specialist (Woman)

Posted 13 September 2022

What I do?

"Recruitment."

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

25/50 Technical Manager (Man)

Posted 13 September 2022

What I do?

"Technical aspects of Live shows."

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

24/50 Technical Manager (Man)

Posted 13 September 2022

What I do?

"Business Development."

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

23/50 Ib Analyst (Woman)

Posted 13 September 2022

What I do?

"IB PPT Excel."

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

22/50 Senior Architect (Man)

Posted 12 September 2022

What I do?

"Design and coordination."

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

21/50 Hr Consultant (Woman)

Posted 11 September 2022

What I do?

"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, EMotional Inteligence NLP Practitioner Career enhancement coaching."

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

20/50 Director (Woman)

Posted 10 September 2022

What I do?

"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

19/50 Senior Credit Specialist (Man)

Posted 09 September 2022

What I do?

"Credit Analysis."

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

18/50 Account Manager (Man)

Posted 06 September 2022

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

17/50 Hr Manager (Woman)

Posted 05 September 2022

What I do?

"HR SKILLS."

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

16/50 Program Associate (Woman)

Posted 04 September 2022

What I do?

"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

15/50 Senior Piping Designer (Man)

Posted 01 September 2022

What I do?

"Senior piping designer."

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

14/50 Intern Developer (Woman)

Posted 01 September 2022

What I do?

"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

13/50 Senior Consultant (Man)

Posted 27 July 2022

What I do?

"SAP Consulting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	963,900 AED

12/50 Hr Manager (Man)

Posted 25 July 2022

What I do?

"Leading full HR function."

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

11/50 Sales Manager (Man)

Posted 24 July 2022

What I do?

"Medical equipment sales."

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

10/50 Hr Bp (Man)

Posted 22 July 2022

What I do?

"HR Generalist."

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

9/50 Talent Acquisition Manager (Man)

Posted 21 July 2022

What I do?

"Talent Acquisition Manager."

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

8/50 Project Manager (Man)

Posted 19 July 2022

What I do?

"Project Mangment."

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

7/50 Hospitality Consultant (Man)

Posted 18 July 2022

What I do?

"Hotel market research, feasibility and planing."

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

6/50 Technical And Artistic Coordinator (Man)

Posted 18 July 2022

What I do?

"Manage events operations."

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

5/50 Consultant (Woman)

Posted 18 July 2022

What I do?

"Analysis."

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

4/50 Performance (Man)

Posted 14 July 2022

What I do?

"Biddable platforms."

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

3/50 None (Man)

Posted 13 July 2022

What I do?

"Administration."

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

2/50 Chief People Officer (Woman)

Posted 13 July 2022

What I do?

"OD & People."

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

1/50 Data Enginner (Man)

Posted 17 June 2022

What I do?

"Build ETL Pipeline."

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