The question of salaries (along with what the weather is like now) is almost the most frequent one on my blog. I tell you what amounts specialists from different fields can expect to earn in 2024.
There are a huge number of salary ratings, and the figures in them differ significantly. I would take the amounts indicated there, just as a guide.
From the experience of my friends, I can say that in Dubai a lot depends on the specific case. Here we are talking not only about professional experience, but also other factors, even such unexpected ones as personal contacts and a passport.
I came across an article on Linkedin by one of the local HR specialists. The numbers given there seemed reasonable to me, so I am sharing an excerpt.
Average monthly salaries in different fields
- Oil & Gas: Entry level positions from AED 15,000 (~$4,000), management positions from AED 50,000 (~$13,600)
- Finance: Entry level positions – around 20,000 AED (~$5,450), management positions – around 100,000 AED (~$27,200)
- IT: entry-level positions – around 10,000 AED (~$2,700), experienced specialists – from 30,000 AED (~$8,100)
- Real Estate & Construction: Entry level positions start from AED 15,000 (~$4,000), experienced professionals start from AED 40,000+ (~$10,900)
- Aviation: Entry level positions – around 20,000 AED (~$5,450), experienced pilots and senior managers – over 100,000 AED (~$27,200)
- Artificial Intelligence Specialists: AED 19,700 to AED 35,000 (~$5,300 – $9,500)
- Marketing Specialists: AED 8,000 to AED 17,000 (~$2,100 – $4,600)
- Psychologists: from 18,000 to 27,600 AED (~ $4,900 – 7,500)
- Personal and professional trainers: from 11,000 to 27,500 AED (~$3,000 – $7,490)
- Doctors and medical staff: nurses – from 9,000 to 26,000 AED (~$2,450 – 7,000); doctors – from 16,800 to 70,000 AED (~$4,570 – 19,000)
- Medical support staff: from AED 3,125 (~$850)
- Translators: from 4,000 AED to 27,000 AED (~$1,080 – 7,300)
- Teachers: from 9,000 to 15,000 AED (~ $2,450 – 4,000)
- Hotel managers and tourism specialists: 11,000 to 34,000 AED (~$3,000 – $9,200)
- Administrative Assistants: AED 5,800 to AED 16,000 (~$1,580 – $4,300)
And let me remind you that in Dubai the income tax is zero, and employers are also required by law to provide a social package: at a minimum, resolve issues with documents, pay for health insurance, compensate for rent and pay for tickets to the small homeland once a year. Such a package can be broader: for example, the employer can additionally provide compensation for the costs of children’s education, food, travel, issue an annual bonus, and so on.