These jobs pay the highest salaries in the UAE and the region

These jobs have the highest salaries in the UAE

Last updated: October 10, 2018 | 21:37

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We always wonder if we are in the best jobs we could be in, and one of the criteria, which for some is the most important one, is pay. As the days seem to inch as slowly as possible to the long weekend, we wondered too, and Emolument gave us some answers. Emolument is a salary benchmarking website and collects salary data through user surveys.

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Middle East salaries

Profession US$ per/annum Dhs per/annum

Legal and Paralegal 126,000 462,420 Airline 108,000 396,360 Financial Services 105,000 385,350 Executive Management and Change 100,000 367,000 Legal Department 85,000 311,950 Energy, Chemicals and Environmental 78,000 286,260

UAE salaries

Dubai and Abu Dhabi have fewer respondents specific to the emirates but the figures are slightly different for each. Dubai mirrors overall UAE data with legal professionals getting around $176,000 per annum which is around Dh645,920. Airline professionals lead the pack in Abu Dhabi with a per year salary average of US$125,000 or Dh458,750.

Profession US$ per/annum Dhs per/annum

Legal Department 150,000 550,500 Legal and Paralegal 143,000 524,810 Financial Services 115,000 422,050 Airline 102,000 374,340 Energy, Chemicals and Environmental 101,000 370,670 Executive Management and Change 96,000 352,320

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