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Salaries in United Arab Emirates - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in United Arab Emirates is, by default, in the range of 8,300.00 AED (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 32,268.00 AED (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in United Arab Emirates is
80% of people earn:
8,300 - 32,268 AED
10% earn less lthan 8,300 AED
10% earns more than 32,268 AED
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Distribution of employees in United Arab Emirates into salary brackets in AED.

Average salary and range in United Arab Emirates by age in AED.

<24
 
 
Average 13,896
Median 13,034
10% 8,044
25% 10,142
75% 16,712
90% 20,847
25-34
 
 
Average 18,414
Median 16,095
10% 7,545
25% 10,938
75% 23,259
90% 32,045
35-44
 
 
Average 21,280
Median 18,971
10% 9,579
25% 13,351
75% 26,616
90% 35,789
45-54
 
 
Average 19,951
Median 17,054
10% 7,338
25% 11,149
75% 25,449
90% 36,015
55+
 
 
Average 18,357
Median 16,045
10% 7,529
25% 10,903
75% 23,187
90% 31,949

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in United Arab Emirates (AED).

Men
19,534 AED
17,066 AED
Women
In general, in United Arab Emirates, men earn 14.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in United Arab Emirates

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in United Arab Emirates (AED).

1. Managing Director Top Management
54,103.00 AED
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
53,901.00 AED
3. IT Director Top Management
50,408.00 AED
4. Leasing Director Leasing
48,042.00 AED
5. IT Architect Information Technology
45,264.00 AED
6. Plant manager Top Management
44,704.00 AED
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
43,841.00 AED
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
42,472.00 AED
9. Solution architect Information Technology
42,081.00 AED
10. Sales Director Top Management
42,073.00 AED
11. Lead developer Information Technology
41,661.00 AED
12. Head of product development Management
41,589.00 AED
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
39,900.00 AED
14. Agile Coach Information Technology
39,195.00 AED
15. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
37,765.00 AED
16. IT Manager Management
37,419.00 AED
17. Marketing Director Top Management
37,306.00 AED
18. Technical Director Top Management
37,200.00 AED
19. IT Product Manager Information Technology
36,147.00 AED
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
36,108.00 AED

The worst paid positions in United Arab Emirates

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in United Arab Emirates (AED)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
7,918.00 AED
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
8,981.00 AED
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
9,078.00 AED
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
9,396.00 AED
5. Cleaner General labour
9,516.00 AED
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,578.00 AED
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
9,781.00 AED
8. Packer Production
9,842.00 AED
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,895.00 AED
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
9,902.00 AED
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
9,952.00 AED
12. General Labourer General labour
9,988.00 AED
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
10,003.00 AED
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
10,092.00 AED
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
10,111.00 AED
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
10,151.00 AED
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
10,221.00 AED
18. Florist Service Industries
10,238.00 AED
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
10,298.00 AED
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
10,340.00 AED

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
10,121 AED (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
8,727 AED (gross)
PolandPoland
11,607 AED (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
8,779 AED (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Male
Operations Manager
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
12,299 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,000 AED
Anually salary
147,588 USD
Anually salary
540,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-07-09 12:16:31
Male
Film Editor
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
4,373 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,000 AED
Anually salary
52,476 USD
Anually salary
192,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-30 20:20:04
Male
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Sharjah City Municipality
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,696 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
24,500 AED
Anually salary
80,352 USD
Anually salary
294,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-24 15:04:58
Male
Electrician (industrial)
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Sector 3 (Bur Dubai/Jumeirah)
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,915 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,667 AED
Anually salary
34,980 USD
Anually salary
128,004 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-21 02:26:48
Male
Marketing Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Sector 3 (Bur Dubai/Jumeirah)
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
15,141 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
55,400 AED
Anually salary
181,692 USD
Anually salary
664,800 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-18 15:17:30
Female
Financial Advisor
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,296 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400 AED
Anually salary
27,552 USD
Anually salary
100,800 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-18 13:24:04
Male
IT Network Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Sector 5 (Jebel Ali/Marina)
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,241 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,200 AED
Anually salary
26,892 USD
Anually salary
98,400 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-17 15:21:49
Male
Maintenance Worker
Service Industries
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
492 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800 AED
Anually salary
5,904 USD
Anually salary
21,600 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-14 14:42:50
Male
Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Sector 3 (Bur Dubai/Jumeirah)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,733 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 AED
Anually salary
32,796 USD
Anually salary
120,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-14 12:27:16
Male
Construction worker
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
RAK City (Area 1)
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
492 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800 AED
Anually salary
5,904 USD
Anually salary
21,600 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-06-13 22:54:09
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in United Arab Emirates is 18,981 AED.

The best-paid positions in the country United Arab Emirates are Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, IT Architect.

The worst-paid positions in the country United Arab Emirates are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country United Arab Emirates, regardless of the work they do, women earn 12.63% less than men.

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