UAE: A comparison of average monthly salaries received, by nationality group of workers (in US$, selected professions, 2017)

Asian countries Arab countries Western countries
CEO/MD – Multinational 30,997 37,555 36,704
CEO/MD – Local Company 19,278 23,632 25,551
Human Resources – Manager 10,598 11,666 11,690
Information Technology – Manager 10,908 14,130 14,209
Sales/Marketing – Account Manager 5,520 7,185 8,038
Legal – Lawyer Marketer/Manager 8,940 11,725 11,673
Facilities Management – Manager 7,608 9,648 10,032
Finance & Accounting – Manager 7,371 10,073 10,433
Recruitment – Manager 6,356 8,561 8,323
Healthcare – General Practitioner/ Manager 8,692 10,865 10,322
Real Estate – Manager 6,743 9,809 10,657
Banking – Branch Manager 7,774 10,864 12,007
Banking – Treasury Manager 11,305 13,738 15,426
Banking – Retail/Personal Banking Manager 8,113 10,873 11,833
Media – Advertising Creative Manager 7,742 9,035 10,089
Media – Public Relations Manager 6,866 8,359 9,366
Media – Publishing Editor 5,437 7,362 7,658
Construction – Project Manager 9,513 12,484 15,072
Events – Manager 5,159 7,310 7,169
Executive Secretary/PA 3,753 5,557 5,647

Source: Gulf Business, April 2017

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

The Gulf Business 2017 Salary Survey polled the average remuneration for 20 professions and sectors, including finance, real estate and media, across the six Gulf countries.

The 2017 salary survey was compiled based on inputs from regional recruitment companies including Nadia and Charterhouse.

 

  1. 2. Institution which provides data

 

Gulf Business Magazine (https://gulfbusiness.com/)

 

  1. Data availability

 

Robert Anderson. “Revealed: The Gulf Business 2017 Salary Survey”, Gulf Business, April 16, 2017.

Revealed: The Gulf Business 2017 salary survey

 

Date of access: February 2023.

 

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

 

 

Keywords:

United Arab Emirates, Work Conditions, Foreign Labour