Salaries in the United Arab Emirates
AED 6,333a month
Median monthly salary, 2009.
- Yearly
- AED 76,000
- Equals
- $1,724
Top 10 highest paying
- CEOAED 268,100
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageAED 262,700
- Senior government officialsAED 260,500
- IT project managerAED 258,300
- Finance managerAED 252,900
- Insurance agentAED 250,900
- Operations managerAED 250,000
- Social media managerAED 249,000
- Head of marketingAED 247,400
- Product managerAED 245,800
Top 10 lowest paying
- Subsistence crop farmersAED 11,540
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersAED 11,560
- Subsistence livestock farmersAED 11,670
- Tree doctorAED 12,210
- Fast food workerAED 12,390
- Poultry sexerAED 12,390
- HorticulturistAED 12,590
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersAED 12,820
- Crop producerAED 12,920
- Crop team leaderAED 12,950
By major occupation group
| Managers | AED 18,730 a month |
| Armed forces | AED 17,820 a month |
| Professionals | AED 11,640 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | AED 8,688 a month |
| Clerical support workers | AED 6,073 a month |
| Service and sales workers | AED 3,128 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | AED 2,719 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | AED 2,034 a month |
| Elementary occupations | AED 1,528 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | AED 1,071 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantAED 132,900
- Accounts assistantAED 74,290
- Accounts clerkAED 92,870
- ActorAED 93,000
- ActuaryAED 144,500
- Agricultural technicianAED 94,540
- Aid workerAED 45,450
- Air traffic controllerAED 155,500
- Air traffic safety technicianAED 110,700
- Aircraft technicianAED 29,480
- Airline pilotAED 158,800
- Animal carerAED 34,320
- AnnouncerAED 122,200
- AnthropologistAED 121,400
- Apiarists and sericulturistsAED 14,080
- Aquaculture support workerAED 14,080
- ArchitectAED 129,000
- Art directorAED 131,300
- ArtistAED 122,000
- AstrologerAED 38,150
- AstrophysicistAED 159,400
- AthleteAED 102,200
- Audio-visual technicianAED 96,600
- Audiology technicianAED 88,060
- Audit clerkAED 80,000
- Auto mechanicAED 23,130
- Avionics mechanicAED 27,600
- Ballet dancerAED 109,000
- BartenderAED 32,770
- BasketmakerAED 19,780
- BeauticianAED 32,310
- Benefits officerAED 101,500
- Bicycle mechanicAED 22,420
- Bike assemblerAED 28,200
- Bindery workerAED 19,430
- BlacksmithAED 23,440
- BlasterAED 27,820
- Boiler operatorAED 42,240
- BricklayerAED 25,010
- Broadcast engineerAED 154,000
- BuilderAED 25,290
- Bus driverAED 32,990
- ButcherAED 20,260
- BuyerAED 100,500
- CabinetmakerAED 21,870
- Call centre agentAED 38,550
- Candle factory workerAED 22,200
- Car assemblerAED 32,210
- Car cleanerAED 17,180
- Car electricianAED 27,910
- Car painterAED 23,180
- Career coachAED 124,400
- CaretakerAED 38,880
- CarpenterAED 24,020
- Carpet workerAED 20,120
- CashierAED 30,690
- CEOAED 268,100
- Cheese makerAED 25,860
- ChefAED 85,530
- Chemical engineerAED 148,400
- Chemical engineering technicianAED 115,500
- Chemical operatorAED 118,100
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsAED 36,500
- ChemistAED 134,100
- Chief engineerAED 124,100
- Childcare centre managerAED 163,900
- Civil engineerAED 144,100
- Civils workerAED 23,190
- CleanerAED 16,020
- CleanersAED 18,690
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedAED 69,910
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedAED 67,240
- Clinical research assistantAED 82,520
- Cnc operatorAED 24,760
- Coffee tasterAED 22,070
- Commodity traderAED 116,900
- Community health workerAED 98,700
- CompanionAED 36,430
- Concrete finisherAED 25,560
- Construction foremanAED 121,600
- Construction managerAED 197,500
- Construction workerAED 20,190
- CookAED 34,500
- Corporate trainerAED 125,700
- Correctional officerAED 48,120
- Corrugator operatorAED 32,130
- CourierAED 18,190
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedAED 19,620
- Crane operatorsAED 38,520
- Crop producerAED 12,920
- Crop team leaderAED 12,950
- CroupierAED 63,310
- Cure operatorAED 31,020
- Customer service clerkAED 67,570
- Customs agentAED 93,770
- Customs officerAED 104,300
- Dance teacherAED 69,420
- Data administratorAED 142,200
- Data centre operatorAED 118,100
- Data entry clerkAED 66,010
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedAED 147,500
- Day care workerAED 35,180
- Debt collectorAED 78,200
- Deep-sea fishermanAED 13,350
- Dental hygienistAED 87,550
- DentistAED 157,100
- DietitianAED 116,400
- DoctorAED 187,900
- Door to door sellerAED 37,710
- DraughtspersonAED 104,700
- Driving instructorAED 44,360
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsAED 35,990
- EconomistAED 150,700
- Education officerAED 124,800
- Electric powerline workerAED 30,920
- Electrical assemblerAED 28,560
- Electrical engineerAED 157,400
- Electrical technicianAED 113,900
- ElectricianAED 26,260
- Electronic engineerAED 152,600
- Electronics engineering technicianAED 106,200
- Elementary school teacherAED 125,400
- EmbalmerAED 40,330
- EmbroidererAED 20,190
- Employment agentAED 102,000
- Energy managerAED 231,500
- Environment engineerAED 137,800
- Environmental protection professionalsAED 126,000
- Esol teacherAED 107,300
- Event coordinatorAED 93,600
- Executive assistantAED 99,050
- Fabric cutterAED 18,920
- Fabric dyerAED 28,830
- Façade cleanerAED 18,780
- Facility managerAED 231,200
- Factory labourerAED 19,150
- Farm equipment operatorAED 31,670
- Farm handAED 18,470
- Farm handsAED 17,460
- Fast food workerAED 12,390
- Fiacre driverAED 16,700
- File clerkAED 73,910
- Fill operatorAED 26,260
- Finance adviserAED 127,900
- Finance managerAED 252,900
- Financial analystAED 145,600
- FinancierAED 145,800
- Fire alarm technicianAED 26,790
- FirefighterAED 53,200
- Fisheries boatmanAED 13,350
- Fishery production managerAED 171,000
- Fitness club managerAED 173,100
- Flight attendantAED 41,400
- Food and related products machine operatorsAED 29,240
- Food service workerAED 30,330
- Food stall holderAED 33,870
- Forest rangerAED 13,480
- Forest workerAED 19,780
- ForesterAED 186,000
- Forestry advisorAED 132,900
- Forestry technicianAED 96,570
- Forklift operatorAED 30,260
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversAED 21,040
- Fur animal rearerAED 14,310
- Garage managerAED 198,800
- GardenerAED 18,440
- Garment presserAED 16,540
- Gas station salespersonAED 30,590
- General managerAED 217,400
- GeologistAED 148,600
- GlassblowerAED 20,980
- GlassmakerAED 32,070
- GlazierAED 23,300
- Gluing operatorAED 26,670
- GraderAED 22,800
- GrinderAED 22,780
- GuideAED 36,440
- Gym workerAED 17,630
- HairdresserAED 32,270
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversAED 17,930
- Head of marketingAED 247,400
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedAED 115,500
- Health records clerkAED 96,460
- Health screenerAED 90,350
- Heat treat operatorAED 32,640
- Hide machine operatorAED 29,010
- High school teacherAED 133,200
- HistorianAED 127,000
- HorticulturistAED 12,590
- Hotel managerAED 171,700
- Hotel receptionistAED 60,620
- House managerAED 38,480
- Household managerAED 37,340
- HousekeeperAED 16,220
- HR managerAED 230,700
- HunterAED 13,470
- Hvac mechanicAED 26,410
- Industrial engineerAED 148,700
- Industrial painterAED 22,230
- Information clerkAED 69,860
- InsulatorAED 24,290
- Insurance agentAED 250,900
- Insurance sellerAED 107,300
- IT presales technicianAED 145,700
- IT project managerAED 258,300
- IT technicianAED 102,800
- IT trainerAED 122,000
- JewellerAED 21,020
- JournalistAED 123,600
- JudgeAED 175,900
- Kitchen assistantAED 15,980
- Laboratory technologistAED 96,560
- Landscape architectAED 129,900
- Laser technicianAED 115,000
- Laundry workerAED 24,950
- LawyerAED 164,600
- Legal aideAED 100,000
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedAED 141,800
- Legal secretaryAED 87,080
- LegislatorsAED 105,800
- LibrarianAED 122,900
- Library assistantAED 68,230
- Livestock and dairy producersAED 13,450
- Livestock farm labourersAED 17,850
- Loan officerAED 106,000
- Logistics managerAED 209,300
- Loss adjusterAED 110,400
- Machine oilerAED 27,650
- Mail carrierAED 73,030
- Management consultantAED 146,300
- Manufacturing directorAED 223,500
- Market traderAED 37,870
- Marketing specialistAED 131,600
- Mechanical engineerAED 151,300
- Mechanical engineering technicianAED 117,300
- Medical assistantAED 79,720
- Medical herbalistAED 92,120
- Medical laboratory technicianAED 96,190
- Medical transcriberAED 87,550
- Medical writerAED 118,200
- Metal casterAED 34,770
- Metal filerAED 31,890
- Metal furnace operatorAED 108,900
- Metal molderAED 23,030
- Metal workerAED 23,870
- MetallurgistAED 110,100
- MetalworkerAED 24,990
- MeteorologistAED 146,800
- Meter readerAED 18,730
- MidwifeAED 135,500
- Midwife assistantAED 102,100
- Military officerAED 231,100
- Mine engineerAED 159,600
- Mine supervisorAED 123,300
- MinersAED 39,500
- Mining assistantAED 23,390
- Mixed farmerAED 13,210
- Motorcyle courierAED 28,890
- Museum curatorAED 119,000
- Museum technicianAED 88,570
- Music teacherAED 110,900
- MusicianAED 110,200
- Network engineerAED 108,700
- Networks engineerAED 147,100
- Nursing assistantAED 37,990
- Nursing associate professionalsAED 95,660
- Nursing home managerAED 206,000
- Odd job personsAED 19,430
- Office clerkAED 72,840
- Office managerAED 105,500
- Operations managerAED 250,000
- OpticianAED 84,640
- OptometristAED 129,200
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsAED 99,000
- Paper makerAED 33,170
- ParamedicAED 111,300
- Paramedical practitionersAED 147,100
- Passport officerAED 103,200
- Pastry cookAED 19,350
- Patent agentAED 118,700
- PawnbrokerAED 59,510
- Payroll clerkAED 80,600
- PerformerAED 87,260
- Personal care attendantAED 37,030
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedAED 37,920
- Personnel clerksAED 77,200
- Pest control technicianAED 21,670
- Petty officerAED 191,300
- PharmacistAED 143,200
- Photo retoucherAED 27,680
- PhotographerAED 87,490
- Physical therapistAED 117,600
- Piano tunerAED 24,370
- Picker and packerAED 16,850
- PlastererAED 23,020
- PlumberAED 25,760
- Police detectiveAED 137,100
- Police officerAED 54,040
- Policy analystAED 131,100
- PotterAED 21,490
- Poultry sexerAED 12,390
- Power plant operatorAED 121,600
- Prepress technicianAED 22,200
- Preschool teacherAED 105,700
- Preschool teaching assistantAED 35,340
- Primary school managerAED 226,100
- Print operatorAED 21,600
- Prison teacherAED 113,600
- Process operatorAED 133,900
- Product designerAED 121,800
- Product managerAED 245,800
- Production line coordinatorAED 82,150
- Production supervisorAED 115,400
- ProfessorAED 136,100
- Project managerAED 225,300
- Promotions demonstratorAED 32,450
- ProofreaderAED 77,350
- PsychologistAED 135,000
- Public health inspectorAED 133,200
- Public relations professionalsAED 123,200
- Pulp control workerAED 93,710
- Quality inspectorAED 108,900
- Radiologic technologistAED 113,100
- Rail conductorAED 38,860
- Real estate agentAED 104,100
- ReceptionistAED 60,700
- Registered nurseAED 136,800
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedAED 98,120
- Religious professionalsAED 107,200
- Religious workerAED 87,900
- Rental sales workerAED 37,350
- Restaurant managerAED 150,200
- Retail sales associateAED 36,750
- Retail store supervisorAED 41,740
- Riding instructorAED 75,990
- Rig drillerAED 39,600
- RiggerAED 27,410
- RooferAED 19,390
- Runway modelAED 33,140
- Sales engineerAED 141,700
- Sales representativeAED 109,400
- Sawmill operatorAED 30,990
- Scribes and related workersAED 74,580
- SecretaryAED 74,890
- Security guardAED 40,200
- Senior government officialsAED 260,500
- Set designerAED 89,030
- Sewing machine operatorAED 25,100
- Sex workerAED 33,220
- Shelf stackerAED 15,970
- Ship pilotAED 116,500
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersAED 34,100
- ShoemakerAED 19,730
- Shop keeperAED 50,070
- Sign installerAED 22,020
- SignalmanAED 39,820
- Slitter operatorAED 30,780
- Social care workerAED 92,390
- Social media managerAED 249,000
- Social services managerAED 199,900
- Social workerAED 120,200
- Software developerAED 151,900
- Software programmerAED 140,200
- Software testerAED 145,000
- SoldierAED 205,300
- SorterAED 19,740
- Special needs teacherAED 126,700
- Specialist doctorAED 226,400
- Speech therapistAED 121,300
- Sport coachAED 73,980
- StatisticianAED 114,000
- Steel erectorAED 25,910
- Stock coordinatorAED 70,910
- Stone fabricatorAED 32,730
- Stone planerAED 32,980
- StonemasonAED 24,470
- Store managerAED 188,400
- Street and related service workersAED 18,700
- Street sweeperAED 19,360
- Street vendorAED 18,640
- Subsistence crop farmersAED 11,540
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersAED 12,820
- Subsistence livestock farmersAED 11,670
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersAED 11,560
- Survey enumeratorAED 69,370
- SurveyorAED 134,100
- Switchboard operatorAED 74,920
- Systems administratorAED 141,700
- Systems analystAED 154,000
- TailorAED 17,480
- TannerAED 21,200
- Tax officerAED 109,000
- Taxi driverAED 27,580
- Technical aideAED 108,700
- Telecom administratorAED 114,100
- TellerAED 77,130
- Tent builderAED 24,540
- Test engineerAED 149,000
- Textile braiderAED 27,870
- Textile machine operatorAED 27,090
- Therapy assistantAED 75,690
- Tile installerAED 23,010
- Tobacco dryerAED 21,780
- Trades union officialAED 235,300
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageAED 262,700
- Traditional therapistAED 103,300
- Train driverAED 45,630
- TranslatorAED 113,900
- Transport clerksAED 81,330
- Travel agentAED 68,860
- Tree doctorAED 12,210
- Truck driverAED 33,590
- TypistAED 69,500
- Underwater welderAED 26,680
- UpholstererAED 20,350
- Urban plannerAED 136,700
- UX designerAED 113,600
- Vet technicianAED 78,510
- VeterinarianAED 139,600
- Vocational teacherAED 123,300
- WaiterAED 31,300
- Warehouse workerAED 19,760
- Waste collectorAED 19,690
- Watch makerAED 23,920
- Water and firewood collectorsAED 18,430
- Water plant operatorAED 104,500
- Water-based fisheries workerAED 17,690
- Web developerAED 140,400
- Web technicianAED 118,100
- WelderAED 24,330
- Wind technicianAED 95,110
- Winder operatorAED 27,350
- Window washerAED 18,430
- Wood treaterAED 22,440
- WoodworkerAED 21,110
- ZoologistAED 137,200
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate