Highest paying jobs in UAE

1. Chief executive officers
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh100,000

Salary range: Dh75,000 to Dh135,000

Salary applicable to: Bank CEOs

2. Marketing experts
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh95,000

Salary range: Dh80,000 to Dh90,000

Salary applicable to: Chief marketing officers

3. Top accounting, finance professionals
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh75,000

Salary range: Dh55,000 to Dh90,000

Salary applicable to: Chief financial officers (CFOs)

4. Lawyers
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh77,000

Salary range: Dh60,000 to Dh106,000

Salary applicable to: Chief legal officers

5. Medical practitioners
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh 73,460.75

Salary range: Not available

Salary applicable to: Specialist neurologists, vascular surgeons, child psychiatrists/psychologists, heads of obstetrics and gynaecology

6. Senior bankers
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh70,000

Salary range: Dh63,750 to Dh77,500

Salary applicable to: VPs for corporate banking, retail banking, branch network, alternate channels and asset and liabilities

7. Senior mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineers
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh62,000

Salary range: Dh40,000 to Dh68,000

Salary applicable to: MEP project directors

8. Top IT managers
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh60,000

Salary range: Dh50,000 to Dh80,000

Salary applicable to: Chief information officers (CIOs), IT directors

9. Retail head buyers/merchandisers
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh55,000

Salary range: Dh36,500 to Dh52,500

Salary applicable to: Head of planning/merchandising; head of buying for a luxury retail brand

10.  Actuaries
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh55,000

Salary range: Dh30,000 to Dh80,000

11. Pilots
Average monthly pay: Dh52,500

Salary range: Dh30,000 to Dh75,000

12. Restaurant general managers
Average monthly pay including allowances: Dh50,000

Salary range: Dh25,000 to Dh 70,000

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