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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. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
57,433.00 AED
2. Managing Director Top Management
53,287.00 AED
3. IT Director Top Management
50,285.00 AED
4. Leasing Director Leasing
48,123.00 AED
5. Plant manager Top Management
44,321.00 AED
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
43,011.00 AED
7. Sales Director Top Management
42,991.00 AED
8. IT Architect Information Technology
42,788.00 AED
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
42,544.00 AED
10. Solution architect Information Technology
39,860.00 AED
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
39,820.00 AED
12. Head of product development Management
39,470.00 AED
13. Lead developer Information Technology
39,289.00 AED
14. Technical Director Top Management
37,264.00 AED
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
37,127.00 AED
16. Marketing Director Top Management
36,464.00 AED
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
36,169.00 AED
18. IT Manager Management
35,869.00 AED
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
35,773.00 AED
20. Logistics Director Top Management
35,504.00 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
7,932.00 AED
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
8,997.00 AED
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
9,093.00 AED
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
9,412.00 AED
5. Cleaner General labour
9,532.00 AED
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,595.00 AED
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
9,798.00 AED
8. Packer Production
9,858.00 AED
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,912.00 AED
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
9,919.00 AED
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
9,968.00 AED
12. General Labourer General labour
10,005.00 AED
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
10,020.00 AED
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
10,109.00 AED
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
10,128.00 AED
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
10,168.00 AED
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
10,238.00 AED
18. Florist Service Industries
10,255.00 AED
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
10,316.00 AED
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
10,358.00 AED

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
6,937 AED (net)
RomaniaRomania
5,995 AED (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
8,886 AED (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
8,938 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 Supervisor
Production
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Sector 5 (Jebel Ali/Marina)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
10,088 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
37,000 AED
Anually salary
121,056 USD
Anually salary
444,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-09-04 19:07:04
Male
Cloud Engineer
Information Technology
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
3,136 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,500 AED
Anually salary
37,632 USD
Anually salary
138,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-09-02 12:20:37
Male
Logistics Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
9,679 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,500 AED
Anually salary
116,148 USD
Anually salary
426,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-08-27 04:35:24
Male
Chemist
Chemical Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Umm Al Quwain City
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
758 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,780 AED
Anually salary
9,096 USD
Anually salary
33,360 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-08-22 15:15:21
Male
Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Sector 6 (Central/Wasl)
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,453 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 AED
Anually salary
65,436 USD
Anually salary
240,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-08-20 20:50:29
Female
Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,180 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 AED
Anually salary
98,160 USD
Anually salary
360,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-08-20 15:52:53
Female
Secretary
Administration
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Sector 6 (Central/Wasl)
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,845 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,433 AED
Anually salary
34,140 USD
Anually salary
125,196 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-08-11 13:35:34
Male
Electrical Engineering Technician
Car Industry
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Sector 3 (Bur Dubai/Jumeirah)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,452 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,000 AED
Anually salary
101,424 USD
Anually salary
372,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-07-16 23:35:42
Male
Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,907 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
29,000 AED
Anually salary
94,884 USD
Anually salary
348,000 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-07-16 15:31:52
Male
Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Abu Dhabi Central District
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,881 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,900 AED
Anually salary
22,572 USD
Anually salary
82,800 AED
ClockPosted: 2026-07-15 08:35:11
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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 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 12.63% less than men.

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