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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 8,105.00 AED (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 32,111.00 AED (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in United Arab Emirates is
80% of people earn:
8,105 - 32,111 AED
10% earn less lthan 8,105 AED
10% earns more than 32,111 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 13,926
Median 13,066
10% 8,065
25% 10,156
75% 16,737
90% 20,842
25-34
 
 
Average 18,455
Median 16,055
10% 7,401
25% 10,834
75% 23,370
90% 32,371
35-44
 
 
Average 21,011
Median 18,545
10% 9,022
25% 12,824
75% 26,392
90% 35,968
45-54
 
 
Average 19,545
Median 16,686
10% 7,141
25% 10,880
75% 24,952
90% 35,358
55+
 
 
Average 18,155
Median 15,756
10% 7,214
25% 10,593
75% 22,993
90% 31,922

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

Men
19,301 AED
16,858 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. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
55,991.00 AED
2. Managing Director Top Management
54,410.00 AED
3. IT Director Top Management
49,469.00 AED
4. Leasing Director Leasing
47,643.00 AED
5. Plant manager Top Management
43,919.00 AED
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
43,073.00 AED
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
42,119.00 AED
8. Sales Director Top Management
41,639.00 AED
9. IT Architect Information Technology
41,483.00 AED
10. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
40,580.00 AED
11. Solution architect Information Technology
39,462.00 AED
12. Head of product development Management
38,945.00 AED
13. Lead developer Information Technology
38,894.00 AED
14. Technical Director Top Management
36,891.00 AED
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
36,756.00 AED
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
35,808.00 AED
17. IT Manager Management
35,619.00 AED
18. Marketing Director Top Management
35,550.00 AED
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
35,415.00 AED
20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
35,132.00 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
7,853.00 AED
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
8,907.00 AED
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
9,003.00 AED
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
9,318.00 AED
5. Cleaner General labour
9,437.00 AED
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,499.00 AED
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
9,700.00 AED
8. Packer Production
9,760.00 AED
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,813.00 AED
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
9,820.00 AED
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
9,869.00 AED
12. General Labourer General labour
9,905.00 AED
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
9,920.00 AED
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
10,008.00 AED
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
10,027.00 AED
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
10,066.00 AED
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
10,136.00 AED
18. Florist Service Industries
10,153.00 AED
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
10,213.00 AED
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
10,254.00 AED

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
10,021 AED (gross)
EstoniaEstonia
8,668 AED (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
8,872 AED (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
6,880 AED (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Cashier
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Sector 3 (Bur Dubai/Jumeirah)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,394 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,192 AED
Anually salary
16,728 USD
Anually salary
62,304 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-10-23 13:44:41
Male
Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Umm Al Quwain City
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,661 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,187 AED
Anually salary
19,932 USD
Anually salary
74,244 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-10-21 13:54:22
Male
Physiotherapist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Sharjah City Municipality
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,684 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 AED
Anually salary
32,208 USD
Anually salary
120,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-10-20 18:34:26
Male
Service Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Sector 3 (Bur Dubai/Jumeirah)
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
796 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,966 AED
Anually salary
9,552 USD
Anually salary
35,592 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-10-19 22:46:58
Female
Registry Administration Officer
Insurance
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Sharjah City Municipality
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,758 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,000 AED
Anually salary
45,096 USD
Anually salary
168,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-10-13 17:49:50
Male
Butcher
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Falaj Al Mualla
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,368 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 AED
Anually salary
64,416 USD
Anually salary
240,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-10-11 02:01:24
Male
Lecturer, trainer
Human Resources
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Sector 3 (Bur Dubai/Jumeirah)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,087 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,500 AED
Anually salary
37,044 USD
Anually salary
138,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-10-09 19:53:49
Male
Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,147 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,000 AED
Anually salary
25,764 USD
Anually salary
96,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-09-23 09:03:27
Female
Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Sector 3 (Bur Dubai/Jumeirah)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,158 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
26,667 AED
Anually salary
85,896 USD
Anually salary
320,004 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-09-21 07:05:44
Male
Lorry Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Al Nakheel (Area 4)
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
483 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800 AED
Anually salary
5,796 USD
Anually salary
21,600 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-09-14 14:48:37
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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 18,792 AED.

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

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 12.66% less than men.

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