UAE 2016 Salary Guide

The numbers are out, according to the latest UAE Salary & Employment Report of 2016 of the renowned Hays UAE, here are the salary guides for this year with its corresponding average income. Check out your position and see if it seems fit. This guide is for the following industries: Accountancy & Finance, Construction & Property, Engineering, HR, IT, Office Support, Sales & Marketing.

ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE SALARY GUIDE

Average Chief Accountant 16,000 – 28,000  Average: 24,000

Management Accountant 15,000 – 22,000 Average: 18,500

Senior Accountant 14,000 – 20,000 Average: 17,000

Accountant 10,000 – 20,000 Average: 14,000

Accounts Payable 10,000 – 15,000 Average: 13,000

Accounts Assistant 8,500 – 14,000 Average: 10,500

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY SALARY GUIDE

Principal Level 33,000 – 76,000 Average: 50,000

Senior Interior Designer 20,000 – 35,000 Average: 27,000

Senior Architect/Designer 15,000 – 40,000 Average: 25,500

Site Architect 15,000 – 23,000 Average: 20,000

Interior Designer 15,000 – 20,000 Average: 17,000

Project Architect 10,000 – 20,000 Average: 15,000

Architect/Designer 10,000 – 20,000 Average: 13,000

Senior Development Manager 50,000 – 65,000 Average: 58,000

Senior Property Manager/General Manager 28,000 – 57,000 Average: 41,000

Analyst/Valuations Manager 20,000 – 30,000 Average: 26,000

Sales & Leasing Manager 24,000 – 30,000 Average: 26,000

Property Manager 20,000 – 25,000 Average: 23,000

Property Assistant Manager 16,500 – 20,500 Average: 18,000

Leasing Consultant 6,000 – 16,000 Average: 10,000

ENGINEERING SALARY GUIDE

Project Director 60,000 – 85,000 Average: 75,000

MEP Director 40,000 – 68,000 Average: 62,000

Senior Resident Engineer 45,000 – 75,000 Average:55,000

Senior Project Manager 35,000 – 70,000 Average: 54,000

Engineering Manager 35,000 – 60,000 Average: 52,500

Project Manager/Managing Director 25,000 – 55,000 Average: 44,000

Contracts/Commercial Manager 35,000 – 60,000 Average: 45,000

Resident Engineer 20,000 – 50,000 Average: 36,000

MEP Manager 18,000 – 38,000 Average: 30,000

Senior Planning Engineer 20,000 – 40,000 Average: 30,000

QA/QC Manager 20,000 – 30,000 Average: 24,000

Senior Structural Engineer 12,000 – 35,000 Average: 22,000

Highways/Traffic Engineer 12,000 – 28,500 Average: 22,000

Senior Project Engineer 18,000 – 25,000 Average: 22,000

Site Engineer 6,000 – 30,000 Average: 16,000

Electrical Engineer 10,500 – 20,000 Average: 15,000

Civil Engineer 6,000 – 15,000 Average: 11,000

Mechanical Engineer 6,000 – 23,000 Average: 14,000

QA/QC Engineer 10,000 – 19,000 Average: 13,000

BIM Modeller 8,500 – 16,000 Average: 13,000

Project Engineer 5,000 – 25,000 Average: 12,000

Planning Engineer 6,000 – 17,000 Average: 11,000

Structural Engineer 6,000 – 15,000 Average: 10,500

HVAC Engineer 8,500 – 17,000 Average: 12,000

Assistant/Junior Engineer 4,000 – 11,000 Average: 7,000

HUMAN RESOURCES SALARY GUIDE

HR Director 30,000 – 66,000 Average: 50,000

Senior HR Manager 31,000 – 50,000 Average: 41,000

Group/Regional HR Manager 21,000 – 65,000 Average: 40,000

Compensation & Benefits Manager 21,000 – 42,000 Average: 32,000

Learning & Development Manager 23,500 – 37,000 Average: 30,000

HR Manager 20,000 – 38,000 Average: 27,000

Head of Recruitment/Recruitment Manager 20,000 – 32,000 Average: 27,000

HR Business Partner 20,000 – 30,000 Average: 25,000

Senior Recruiter 14,000 – 25,000 Average: 17,000

HR Generalist 8,000 – 22,500 Average: 15,500

HR Officer/Coordinator 10,000 – 21,000 Average: 15,500

Learning & Development Assistant 10,000 – 18,000 Average: 14,500

Compensation & Benefits Assistant 8,000 – 16,000 Average: 12,000

Admin Assistant 7,000 – 14,000 Average: 10,000

Recruiter 5,000 – 15,000 Average: 10,000

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SALARY GUIDE

IT Director/CIO 50,000 – 80,000 Average: 60,000

Head of IT 30,000 – 55,000 Average: 40,000

Security Manager 30,000 – 40,000 Average: 35,000

Regional IT Manager 25,000 – 40,000 Average: 32,500

Software Development Manager 25,000 – 34,000 Average: 29,000

IT Architect 17,000 – 34,000 Average: 22,500

Project Manager 12,000 – 25,000 Average: 22,000

SAP Consultant 16,000 – 28,000 Average: 22,000

IT Manager 16,500 – 28,000 Average: 22,000

Business Analyst 17,000 – 30,000 Average: 20,000

Security Consultant 12,000 – 20,000 Average: 15,500

IT Consultant/Specialist 7,000 – 18,000 Average: 13,000

Software Developer/Engineer 6,000 – 15,000 Average: 12,000

Systems Administrator 8,000 – 15,000 Average: 12,000

IT Support/Assistant 4,000 – 15,000 Average: 8,000

OFFICE SUPPORT SALARY GUIDE

General/Operations Manager (Large) 25,000 – 55,000 Average: 40,000

General/Operations Manager (Small to Medium) 21,000 – 37,000 Average: 29,000

Customer Service Manager 15,000 – 29,000 Average: 21,000

Legal Secretary 10,000 – 28,000 Average: 19,000

Office Manager 13,000 – 25,000 Average: 19,000

Personal Assistant 13,000 – 25,000 Average: 18,000

Executive Assistant 11,000 – 25,000 Average: 18,000

Administrator 7,000 – 15,000 Average: 12,000

Receptionist/Customer Service 6,000 – 15,000 Average: 10,000

Customer Service Executive 10,000 – 15,000 Average: 11,500

Office Assistant 7,000 – 12,000 Average: 10,000

Translator 8,000 – 12,000 Average: 10,000

Administrator Assistant 4,000 – 10,000 Average: 8,000

SALES & MARKETING SALARY GUIDE

CMO 60,000 – 97,000 Average: 73,000

Media Director 32,000 – 50,000 Average: 41,000

Head of Marketing/Marketing Director 30,000 – 65,000 Average: 40,000

Public Relations Manager 20,000 – 44,000 Average: 32,000

Head of CSR 24,000 – 36,000  Average: 30,000

Head of Communications 20,000 – 28,000 Average: 22,000

Marketing Manager 12,000 – 39,000 Average: 22,000

Senior Account Manager 18,000 – 27,000 Average: 22,000

Digital Specialist 10,000 – 32,000 Average: 18,500

Senior Graphic Designer 10,000 – 23,500 Average: 18,500

Art Director 12,000 – 18,000 Average: 15,500

Brand Manager 14,000 – 18,000 Average: 15,500

Event Manger 8,000 – 23,000 Average: 15,000

Marketing Executive 10,000 – 23,000 Average: 15,000

Social Media Executive 9,000 – 15,000 Average: 12,000

Account Manager 8,000 – 15,000 Average: 11,000

Graphic Designer 5,000 – 15,000 Average: 10,000

Marketing/Public Relations Assistant 7,000 – 15,000 Average: 10,000

SALES 

Sales Director 40,000 – 86,000 Average: 55,500

Head of Business Development 36,000 – 50,000 Average: 41,000

Head of Sales 20,000 – 50,000 Average: 36,000

Senior Sales Manager 27,000 – 34,500 Average: 31,000

Sales Manager 12,000 – 24,500 Average: 18,500

Business Development Manager 10,000 – 22,000 Average: 17,500

Business Development Consultant 5,000 – 15,000 Average: 9,500

Sales Support/Executive 5,000 – 15,000 Average: 9,500

Check out if you are being paid enough.

Source: HAYS