A new study revealed the expected average UAE salaries for a range of industries
13 November 2019
| Last updated on 8 January 2020
Your comprehensive guide to the expected UAE salaries in 2020
Robert Half, a recruitment agency based in the UAE, released a new study covering the expected average salaries for employees in the UAE for 2020. The list included a wide range of sectors, such as finance, HR, law, and IT. If you're yet to know your salary expectations for a job offer, it's a handy guide to job-seekers and working residents.
Scroll down to find out how much you should likely be earning in 2020 per month.
Commerce
Finance and Accounting
- Finance director: AED 50,000 to AED 95,000
- Finance manager: AED 25,000 to AED 65,000
- Tax manager: AED 25,000 to AED 42,500
- Senior auditor: AED 24,000 to AED 42,000
- Junior accountant: AED 9,000 to AED 22,000
Human Resources
- HR Director: AED 50,000 to AED 78,000
- Head of HR: AED 35,000 to AED 45,000
- Regional HR manager: AED 25,000 to AED 35,000
- HR manager: AED 20,000 to AED 30,000
- Recruitment manager: AED 20,000 to AED 30,000
- Personal assistant: AED 15,000 to AED 20,000
- HR analytics/rewards analyst: AED 13,000 to AED 15,000
- Head of Compensation and Benefits: AED 45,000 to AED 50,000
Administration
- Executive assistant: AED 20,000 to AED 30,000
- Personal assistant: AED 15,000 to AED 20,000
- Office manager: AED 20,000 to AED 25,000
Learning and Development
- Head of L&D: AED 40,000 to AED 45,000
- Talent/Organisational Development manager: AED 38,000 to AED 40,000
- Learning and Development manager: AED 23,000 to AED 25,000
Technology and Engineering
IT
- Head of IT: Dhs32,000 to Dhs50,000
- Security engineer: Dhs25,000 to Dhs40,000
- Technical support specialist: Dhs16,000 to Dhs27,500
- Data analyst: Dhs16,000 to Dhs28,000
Telecommunications
- Chief Commercial Officer/Vice President of Sales: AED 93,000 to AED 120,000
- Country Head/Sales Director/General Manager: AED 67,000 to AED 90,000
- Regional Manager/Account Director: AED 45,000 to AED 60,000
- Project Manager: AED 32,000 to AED 39,000
- Network Specialist: AED 16,000 to AED 25,000
- Sales Manager: AED 18,000 to AED 24,000
Government and Law
Government
- Undersecretary: AED 125,000 to AED 175,000
- Executive Director: AED 90,000 to AED 130,000
- Chief Economist: AED 80,000 to AED 130,000
- Chief of Staff: AED 70,000 to AED 110,000
- International Advisor: AED 70,000 to AED 100,000
- Chief of Communications: AED 60,000 to AED 90,000
- Director of Public Policy: AED 60,000 to AED 90,000
- Administrative Director: AED 50,000 to AED 80,000
- Human Resources Director: AED 50,000 to AED 70,000
- Deputy Director: AED 50,000 to AED 75,000
Legal
In-house
- Chief Legal Officer/Head of Legal/General Counsel: AED 80,000 to AED 130,000
- Regional Legal Counsel: AED 65,000 to AED 70,000
- Legal Manager: AED 46,000 to AED 63,000
- Legal Counsel: AED 20,000 to AED 67,000 (varies by years of experience
- Paralegal: AED 20,000 to AED 28,000
Private practice
- Managing Partner/Senior: AED 84,000 to AED 123,000
- Partner: AED 64,000 to AED 92,000
- Senior Associate: AED 49,000 to AED 76,000
- Associate: AED 25,000 to AED 54,000
- Junior Associate: AED 17,000 to AED 31,000
- Paralegal: AED 12,000 to AED 31,000
- Head of legal: AED 80,000 to AED 130,000
- Senior associate: AED 50,000 to AED 76,500
- Associate: AED 25,000 to AED 53,500
- Paralegal: AED 19,500 to AED 28,000
Media and Communications
Marketing and Communications
- Head of Corporate Communications: AED 55,000 to AED 69,000
- Marketing Director: AED 40,000 to AED 50,000
- Digital Account Director: AED 35,000 to AED 45,000
- PR Account Director: AED 30,000 to AED 42,000
- Corporate Communcations Manager: AED 30,000 to AED 40,000
- Digital Account Manager: AED 20,000 to AED 28,000
- PR Manager: AED 16,000 to AED 25,000
- Marketing Manager: AED 16,000 to AED 25,000
- PR Executive: AED 8,000 to AED 18,000
- Marketing Executive: AED 8,000 to AED 18,000
Keep an eye on this page as we update more expected salaries for other industries such as healthcare, finance, accounting, technology, and more.