UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / SALARY

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3.67 AED = 1 USD

308,632 AED

$84,025 USD

Dubai

313,866 AED

99,173 AED

$27,000 USD

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Average Salary / United Arab Emirates

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Average salary in United Arab Emirates is 308,632 AED per year. The most typical earning is 99,173 AED. All data are based on 1,879 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 323,233 AED. Women receive a salary of 261,525 AED.

The most paid careers are Properties & Real Estates with average income 524,886 AED and Management & Business with income 450,322 AED.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 400,368 AED. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 363,637 AED.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 488,155 AED. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 464,647 AED.

Levels / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

Salary Levels (AED) per Year	Surveys	[%]
36,700 AED - 55,099 AED	14	100% 0.75%
55,100 AED - 73,499 AED	90	99.25% 4.79%
73,500 AED - 91,799 AED	89	94.47% 4.74%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
91,800 AED - 110,199 AED	120	89.73% 6.39%
110,200 AED - 128,599 AED	104	83.34% 5.53%
128,600 AED - 146,899 AED	90	77.81% 4.79%
146,900 AED - 165,299 AED	77	73.02% 4.1%
165,300 AED - 183,699 AED	90	68.92% 4.79%
183,700 AED - 201,999 AED	99	64.13% 5.27%
202,000 AED - 220,399 AED	65	58.86% 3.46%
220,400 AED - 238,699 AED	40	55.4% 2.13%
238,800 AED - 257,099 AED	111	53.27% 5.91%
257,100 AED - 275,499 AED	47	47.37% 2.5%
275,500 AED - 293,799 AED	36	44.86% 1.92%
293,800 AED - 312,199 AED	96	42.95% 5.11%
312,200 AED - 330,599 AED	38	37.84% 2.02%
330,600 AED - 348,899 AED	30	35.82% 1.6%
348,900 AED - 367,299 AED	77	34.22% 4.1%
367,300 AED - 385,699 AED	24	30.12% 1.28%
385,700 AED - 403,999 AED	46	28.85% 2.45%
404,000 AED - 422,399 AED	52	26.4% 2.77%
422,400 AED - 440,799 AED	17	23.63% 0.9%
440,800 AED - 459,099 AED	29	22.72% 1.54%
459,100 AED - 477,499 AED	18	21.18% 0.96%
477,500 AED - 495,899 AED	46	20.22% 2.45%
495,900 AED - 514,199 AED	45	17.78% 2.39%
514,200 AED - 532,599 AED	17	15.38% 0.9%
532,600 AED - 550,999 AED	18	14.48% 0.96%
HIGH SALARIES
551,000 AED - 587,699 AED	17	13.52% 0.9%
587,700 AED - 624,399 AED	60	12.61% 3.19%
624,400 AED - 661,199 AED	34	9.42% 1.81%
661,200 AED - 697,899 AED	5	7.61% 0.27%
697,900 AED - 734,599 AED	33	7.34% 1.76%
734,600 AED - 771,299 AED	15	5.59% 0.8%
771,400 AED - 808,099 AED	19	4.79% 1.01%
808,100 AED - 844,799 AED	7	3.78% 0.37%
844,800 AED - 881,499 AED	4	3.41% 0.21%
881,500 AED - 918,299 AED	16	3.19% 0.85%
918,300 AED - 1,285,599 AED	44	2.34% 2.34%

Gender / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	1,415	323,233 AED
2	Women	400	261,525 AED

Education / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	70	400,368 AED
2	Masters Degree	646	363,637 AED
3	Bellow H. School	5	346,006 AED
4	Bachelors Degree	971	279,523 AED
5	Some College	123	257,117 AED
6	High School	64	189,899 AED

Experience / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	238	488,155 AED
2	16-20 Years	226	464,647 AED
3	12-16 Years	284	362,902 AED
4	8-12 Years	469	271,809 AED
5	4-8 Years	370	210,101 AED
6	2-4 Years	177	178,512 AED
7	0-1 Year	46	177,410 AED
8	1-2 Years	69	154,270 AED

Age / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	6	619,285 AED
2	51-55	48	604,960 AED
3	61-65	5	503,949 AED
4	46-50	121	499,174 AED
5	56-60	41	469,790 AED
6	41-45	200	416,897 AED
7	36-40	396	357,025 AED
8	n/a	65	276,217 AED
9	31-35	485	267,034 AED
10	26-30	376	188,797 AED
11	21-25	129	160,147 AED
12	14-20	7	134,802 AED

Work Type / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	40	328,375 AED
2	Permanent	1,565	320,661 AED
3	Contract	258	242,424 AED
4	Part Time	16	162,718 AED

Cities / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Abu Dhabi	439	315,519 AED
2	Dubai	1,307	314,050 AED
3	Ras al Khaymah	19	280,992 AED
4	Al Ayn	21	269,973 AED
5	Sharjah	69	230,303 AED
6	Al Fujayrah	10	225,895 AED
7	Ar Ruways	3	156,841 AED
8	--Other--	9	145,087 AED
9	Khawr Fakkan	1	139,945 AED
10	Mina Jabal Ali	1	99,908 AED

Career Groups / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Properties & Real Estates	15	524,886 AED
2	Management & Business	295	450,322 AED
3	Law	19	412,122 AED
4	Military	2	399,633 AED
5	Geography & Geodesy	4	399,266 AED
6	Agriculture & Fishing	2	392,654 AED
7	Engineers & Technicians V	13	375,391 AED
8	Public Sector	7	369,146 AED
9	Health Care & Medical	44	359,964 AED
10	Finance & Banking	139	348,210 AED
11	Human Resources	193	322,131 AED
12	Construction & Labor Workers	50	312,948 AED
13	IT & Programming	139	311,846 AED
14	Insurance	23	304,867 AED
15	Engineers & Technicians IV	13	296,052 AED
16	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	166	293,848 AED
17	IT & Programming II	63	291,644 AED
18	Aviation & Shipping	34	288,705 AED
19	Engineers & Technicians II	3	286,869 AED
20	Education & University	61	275,482 AED
21	Architect Constructions	45	274,013 AED
22	Arts, Culture, Performance	6	261,157 AED
23	Automobile	6	260,055 AED
24	Logistics, Road, Railway	30	254,913 AED
25	Media	14	253,444 AED
26	Organization & Coordination	17	251,607 AED
27	Engineers & Technicians	141	247,934 AED
28	Salesmen & Saleswomen	21	238,751 AED
29	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	12	234,344 AED
30	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	25	225,161 AED
31	Engineers & Technicians III	8	213,407 AED
32	Health Care & Medical II	26	204,591 AED
33	Hotels & Tourism	37	192,103 AED
34	Accounting & Administration	132	182,185 AED
35	Customer Services	28	175,207 AED
36	Fashion	6	171,901 AED
37	Sports & Recreation	11	168,595 AED
38	Security & Fireguard	3	167,860 AED
39	Making Design	26	157,576 AED

Careers / United Arab Emirates (Gross AED)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor Specialist	10	592,471 AED
2	Director	49	582,186 AED
3	General Manager	41	577,044 AED
4	Construction Manager	9	559,413 AED
5	CEO	9	500,276 AED
6	Operations Manager	18	453,261 AED
7	IT Manager	45	441,139 AED
8	Risk Manager	9	434,160 AED
9	Business Manager	12	424,978 AED
10	Construction Project Manager	11	415,428 AED
11	Finance Manager	34	412,122 AED
12	Manager	57	405,510 AED
13	Human Resources Manager	104	381,635 AED
14	Other Management Career	23	379,064 AED
15	Other Engineer Career	13	375,391 AED
16	Project Manager	22	370,248 AED
17	Other Human Resource Career	30	364,004 AED
18	Doctor	9	361,433 AED
19	Engineering Manager	16	359,964 AED
20	University Professor	13	358,862 AED
21	Sales Manager	46	357,760 AED
22	IT Project Manager	26	355,556 AED
23	Technical Manager	17	341,598 AED
24	Business Development Manager	23	333,150 AED
25	Logistics Manager	14	313,315 AED
26	Audit Manager	11	300,092 AED
27	Marketing Manager	23	297,154 AED
28	Banks	11	293,848 AED
29	Other Aviation & Shipping Career	14	292,011 AED
30	Other Finance Career	18	289,807 AED
31	System Analyst	10	267,769 AED
32	Healthcare Management	16	265,565 AED
33	Software Engineer	9	265,198 AED
34	Purchasing Manager	10	259,688 AED
35	Other IT Career	11	258,219 AED
36	Human Resource Hunter	13	254,913 AED
37	Lecturer	9	244,996 AED
38	Civil Engineer	9	244,628 AED
39	Engineer	54	240,955 AED
40	Hotel Manager	11	236,180 AED
41	Financial Analyst	22	235,078 AED
42	Account Manager	13	217,447 AED
43	Lead Developer	13	208,264 AED
44	Mechanical Engineer	21	204,959 AED
45	Construction Engineer	11	204,224 AED
46	Customer Service Manager	9	202,755 AED
47	Human Resource	27	202,388 AED
48	Chartered Accountant	9	200,918 AED
49	Software Developer	10	191,736 AED
50	Architect	21	187,695 AED
51	Other Tourism Career	20	179,247 AED
52	IT Coordinator	13	174,472 AED
53	Electrical Engineer	15	171,533 AED
54	Marketing Executive	11	170,799 AED
55	Office Administrator	11	168,962 AED
56	Human Resource Administrator	12	160,514 AED
57	Senior Accountant	16	116,437 AED
58	Accountant	22	113,498 AED

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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, 
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

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	963,900 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	440,700 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

Hr Consultant

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supporting Clients in day to day and strategic HR projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	84,000 AED

Spa And Salon Manger

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Every thing about salons and spa."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sharjah	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	90,000 AED

Designer

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product design & development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	200,000 AED

Manager Corp Dev

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Corp Dev Aluminium."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	600,000 AED

Regional Customer Service Manager

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Regional customer service manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	313,400 AED

Senior Hr Manager

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"10+ years experience. HR Certified. Bachelors Degree. Global HR experience. Recruiting experience. Manager HR for offices in Middle East region."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	569,300 AED

Human Resource Partner

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR Generalist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Basic	120,000 AED

Sales

Posted 20 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	270,000 AED

Business Manager

Posted 10 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales, business development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dubai	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	450,000 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.