Guildhall Salary Centre · 2026 · Data analysed 11 July 2026 · Published 30 August 2026

Dubai Salary Guide 2026: UAE Salary Benchmarks by Role

Monthly salary benchmarks for senior and specialist roles in Dubai and the UAE, built from 9,784 anonymised compensation observations gathered through Guildhall’s live recruitment activity — including candidate compensation records, employer briefs, verified offers and completed assignments — extended with desk-benchmarked ranges for more than 450 further roles. All figures are AED per month and represent compensation observed, sought and offered in the UAE market rather than survey self-reporting.

500+ UAE roles benchmarked9,784 compensation observations16 industriesFeb–Jul 2026 observation window

Key findings — Dubai, 2026

AED 110,000/moMedian CEO / Managing Director total package
AED 85,000/moMedian CFO package
AED 45,000/moMedian Finance Director package (n=73)
AED 42,500/moMedian Sales / Commercial Director package (n=62)
AED 40,000/moMedian HR Director package (n=56)
AED 25,000/moMedian Construction / Project Manager package (n=160)
AED 25,000/moMedian Finance / Accounting Manager package (n=221)
+26%Average uplift candidates seek over current salary

How to read this guide. The Salary Centre carries two clearly-labelled bases. Observed tables show the 25th percentile (Low), median, and 75th percentile (High) of observed monthly packages, with n the observation count; roles under 15 comparable observations are not published on this basis. Desk benchmark tables (Low / Typical / High) are priced by Guildhall’s desk, reviewed against 2026 market conditions, scoped to large local groups and multinationals unless marked SME. UAE packages are commonly basic plus housing and allowances — 34% of observed packages include housing in base, 41% carry a separate allowance, 25% exclude it. Full methodology at the end.

Executive & C-Suite

Total monthly packages for Dubai-based chief executives, benchmarked from Guildhall’s retained executive search desk. Leaders are headhunted rather than sourced through applications, so these rows are desk-benchmarked.

Role	Basis	Low	Median	High
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Managing Director	Retained-search desk	AED 70,000	AED 110,000	AED 180,000
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	Retained-search desk	AED 55,000	AED 85,000	AED 130,000
Chief Operating Officer (COO)	Retained-search desk	AED 50,000	AED 80,000	AED 120,000
Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel	Retained-search desk	AED 45,000	AED 70,000	AED 110,000
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)	Retained-search desk	AED 40,000	AED 65,000	AED 95,000
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)	Retained-search desk	AED 40,000	AED 62,000	AED 95,000
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)	Retained-search desk	AED 38,000	AED 55,000	AED 80,000

Banking & Financial Services

DIFC/ADGM-weighted. Observed rows from live applications; desk tables cover private banking, corporate banking, compliance and risk.

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Corporate Development	54	AED 18,500	AED 30,000	AED 40,000
Finance / Accounting Manager	78	AED 22,000	AED 25,000	AED 30,000
Procurement / Purchasing	32	AED 6,000	AED 8,250	AED 14,250

Private Banking & Wealth ManagementDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Head of Private Banking / Wealth Management (16+ years)	AED 144,500	AED 162,500	AED 180,500
Market Head / Managing Director (15 years)	AED 128,000	AED 139,000	AED 149,500
Executive Director / Unit Head (10–12 years)	AED 82,500	AED 94,500	AED 106,500
Associate Director (5–8 years)	AED 69,000	AED 77,000	AED 85,500
Senior Wealth Manager	AED 69,000	AED 77,000	AED 85,500
Wealth Manager	AED 49,500	AED 58,000	AED 67,000
Relationship Manager – Key Clients (5–7 years)	AED 47,500	AED 56,000	AED 64,000
Wealth Management Specialist	AED 37,000	AED 43,000	AED 48,500
Assistant Relationship Manager – Support (5–7 years)	AED 26,000	AED 34,000	AED 42,500

Corporate BankingDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Head of Corporate Banking	AED 93,000	AED 117,000	AED 141,500
Head of SME Banking	AED 72,000	AED 90,000	AED 108,500
Team Leader – Corporate Banking	AED 85,500	AED 91,000	AED 96,000
Senior Director – Relationship Management	AED 69,000	AED 74,000	AED 79,500
Director – Relationship Management	AED 51,500	AED 59,000	AED 67,000
Relationship Manager	AED 37,000	AED 42,000	AED 47,500

Compliance & RegulationDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)	AED 99,000	AED 110,000	AED 121,000
Head of Enforcement	AED 75,500	AED 85,000	AED 94,000
Head of Compliance	AED 68,000	AED 77,000	AED 85,500
Head of Financial Crime	AED 59,000	AED 65,000	AED 71,000
Head of Fraud	AED 54,500	AED 61,000	AED 67,000
Compliance Licensed MLRO (DIFC)	AED 43,500	AED 50,000	AED 57,000
Senior Manager, Banking Supervisor	AED 48,500	AED 52,000	AED 55,500
Manager, Banking Supervision	AED 43,500	AED 45,500	AED 47,500
Financial Crime Manager	AED 40,500	AED 43,500	AED 46,500
Fraud Manager	AED 38,000	AED 41,000	AED 43,500
Compliance (FATCA specialists)	AED 31,000	AED 35,000	AED 39,000
Compliance Manager	AED 32,000	AED 35,500	AED 39,000
Sanctions and AML Manager	AED 32,000	AED 35,000	AED 38,000
Compliance Consultant	AED 27,000	AED 32,500	AED 38,000
Compliance Officer – Private Banking, Wealth, Investment products	AED 22,500	AED 25,000	AED 28,000
Compliance Officer (KYC, Onboarding, CDD)	AED 15,500	AED 19,000	AED 22,500

RiskDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Risk Officer	AED 79,500	AED 103,000	AED 127,000
Head of Credit Risk	AED 58,000	AED 67,000	AED 75,500
Head of Collections and Recovery	AED 58,000	AED 64,500	AED 71,000
Market Risk Head	AED 57,000	AED 61,500	AED 66,000
Head of Risk Analytics	AED 54,500	AED 60,000	AED 66,000
Credit Risk Policies Head	AED 55,500	AED 60,000	AED 65,000
Operational Risk Head	AED 57,000	AED 61,000	AED 65,000
Credit Risk Policies VP	AED 51,500	AED 55,000	AED 59,000
Credit Risk Manager	AED 33,000	AED 42,000	AED 51,500
Operational Risk Manager	AED 37,000	AED 41,000	AED 44,500
Market Risk Manager	AED 33,000	AED 38,000	AED 43,500
Risk Analytics Manager	AED 27,000	AED 33,500	AED 40,000
Enterprise Risk Manager	AED 29,000	AED 33,000	AED 37,000
Credit Risk Analyst	AED 18,500	AED 21,000	AED 24,000
Risk Analytics Officer	AED 16,500	AED 20,000	AED 24,000
Market Risk Analyst	AED 19,500	AED 21,500	AED 23,500
Credit Risk Portfolio Analyst	AED 16,500	AED 19,500	AED 22,500
Operational Risk Analyst	AED 16,500	AED 18,500	AED 20,500

Finance & Accounting

From transactional finance to group leadership — the deepest observation pool in the dataset, extended with desk ranges split by company type.

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Finance Director	73	AED 30,000	AED 45,000	AED 60,000
Finance / Accounting Manager	221	AED 17,000	AED 25,000	AED 30,000
Department Manager	21	AED 18,000	AED 25,000	AED 30,000
Accountant	335	AED 5,500	AED 8,000	AED 10,000

Role	Company type	Low	Typical	High
Group Chief Financial Officer	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 99,000	AED 124,000	AED 148,500
Chief Internal Auditor	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 84,500	AED 106,000	AED 128,000
Chief Financial Officer	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 78,500	AED 98,500	AED 118,500
Chief Financial Officer	SME	AED 59,000	AED 74,000	AED 89,000
Internal Audit Director	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 59,000	AED 69,000	AED 78,500
Internal Audit Director	SME	AED 61,000	AED 70,000	AED 78,500
Financial Director	SME	AED 64,000	AED 71,000	AED 78,500
Financial Director	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 54,500	AED 63,000	AED 71,000
Treasury Director	SME	AED 54,500	AED 62,000	AED 69,000
Treasury Director	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 51,500	AED 59,000	AED 67,000
Financial Controller	SME	AED 49,500	AED 57,000	AED 64,000
Financial Controller	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 44,500	AED 53,000	AED 61,000
Financial Planning & Analysis Director	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 41,500	AED 48,000	AED 54,500
Financial Planning & Analysis Director	SME	AED 35,000	AED 42,000	AED 49,500
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 32,000	AED 38,000	AED 44,500
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager	SME	AED 31,000	AED 38,000	AED 44,500
Treasury Manager	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 35,000	AED 40,000	AED 44,500
Treasury Manager	SME	AED 30,000	AED 35,000	AED 40,000
Internal Audit Manager	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 30,000	AED 35,000	AED 40,000
Internal Audit Manager	SME	AED 24,000	AED 30,000	AED 36,000
Finance Manager	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 28,000	AED 32,000	AED 36,000
Finance Manager	SME	AED 24,000	AED 29,500	AED 35,000
Reporting Manager	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 24,000	AED 29,500	AED 35,000
Reporting Manager	SME	AED 23,500	AED 29,000	AED 35,000
Budgeting Manager	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 19,500	AED 25,000	AED 30,000
Budgeting Manager	SME	AED 17,500	AED 22,000	AED 26,000
Chief Accountant	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 14,500	AED 18,500	AED 22,500
Chief Accountant	SME	AED 14,500	AED 18,500	AED 22,500
Finance / Business Analyst	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 9,500	AED 13,500	AED 17,500
Finance / Business Analyst	SME	AED 11,500	AED 14,500	AED 17,500
Credit Manager	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 11,500	AED 14,500	AED 17,500
Credit Manager	SME	AED 9,500	AED 13,500	AED 17,500
Internal Auditor	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 10,500	AED 13,000	AED 15,500
Internal Auditor	SME	AED 10,500	AED 13,000	AED 15,500
Management Accountant	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 8,500	AED 11,500	AED 14,500
Management Accountant	SME	AED 8,000	AED 10,000	AED 12,500
Financial Accountant	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 8,000	AED 10,000	AED 12,500
Financial Accountant	SME	AED 6,000	AED 9,000	AED 11,500
AP/AR Accountant	Large local groups / MNCs	AED 4,000	AED 7,000	AED 9,500
AP/AR Accountant	SME	AED 4,000	AED 7,000	AED 9,500

Investment Management

Private and public-sector investment, asset management, investment banking and tax.

Private SectorDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Investment Officer	AED 85,500	AED 123,000	AED 160,000
Head of Investments / Investment Director	AED 79,500	AED 98,000	AED 116,500
Vice President	AED 64,000	AED 75,000	AED 85,500
Investment Manager	AED 45,500	AED 57,000	AED 69,000
Investment Senior Associate	AED 40,500	AED 49,000	AED 57,000
Investment Associate	AED 24,000	AED 31,000	AED 38,000
Investment Analyst	AED 12,500	AED 18,000	AED 24,000

Public SectorDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Investment Officer	AED 133,000	AED 167,500	AED 202,000
Head of Investments / Investment Director	AED 85,500	AED 118,000	AED 150,500
Vice President	AED 79,500	AED 95,500	AED 111,500
Investment Manager	AED 64,000	AED 77,500	AED 91,000
Investment Senior Associate	AED 53,500	AED 63,500	AED 73,500
Investment Associate	AED 42,500	AED 51,000	AED 59,000
Investment Analyst	AED 32,000	AED 37,000	AED 42,500

Asset ManagementDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Head of Equities	AED 79,500	AED 98,000	AED 116,500
Head of Fixed Income	AED 71,000	AED 94,000	AED 116,500
Head of Business Development	AED 73,500	AED 88,000	AED 102,000
Head of Real Estate	AED 64,000	AED 80,000	AED 96,000
Senior Fund / Portfolio Manager	AED 51,500	AED 62,000	AED 72,000
Business Development Senior Manager	AED 47,500	AED 58,000	AED 69,000
Business Development Manager	AED 35,000	AED 44,000	AED 53,500
Fund / Portfolio Manager	AED 36,000	AED 43,000	AED 49,500
Investment Associate	AED 26,000	AED 31,000	AED 36,000
Investment Analyst	AED 12,500	AED 17,000	AED 21,500

Investment BankingDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Managing Director	AED 96,000	AED 124,000	AED 152,500
Senior Director	AED 79,500	AED 103,000	AED 127,000
Director	AED 66,000	AED 76,000	AED 86,500
Vice President	AED 42,500	AED 57,000	AED 71,000
Associate	AED 24,000	AED 33,000	AED 41,500
Analyst	AED 15,500	AED 21,000	AED 26,000

Tax – Big 4Desk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner (5+ years)	AED 82,500	AED 100,500	AED 118,500
Partner (1–4 years)	AED 55,500	AED 66,000	AED 76,500
Director	AED 46,500	AED 53,000	AED 59,000
Senior Manager	AED 30,000	AED 38,000	AED 45,500
Manager	AED 24,000	AED 31,500	AED 39,000
Assistant Manager	AED 15,500	AED 19,000	AED 22,500
Associate / Senior Associate	AED 14,500	AED 17,000	AED 19,500

Tax – Industry & Public SectorDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Head of Tax (5+ years)	AED 69,000	AED 85,500	AED 102,000
Director (1–4 years)	AED 47,500	AED 59,000	AED 71,000
Senior Manager	AED 37,000	AED 42,000	AED 47,500
Manager	AED 24,000	AED 31,000	AED 38,000
Supervisor	AED 19,500	AED 23,000	AED 26,000
Analyst / Senior Analyst	AED 15,500	AED 18,500	AED 21,500

Technology

Observed management rows plus desk ranges across industry, start-ups, consulting, vendors and telecommunications.

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Department Manager	44	AED 10,000	AED 20,000	AED 30,500

IndustryDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Digital Officer	AED 96,000	AED 112,000	AED 128,000
Chief Information & Technology Officer	AED 96,000	AED 106,000	AED 116,500
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)	AED 85,500	AED 91,000	AED 96,000
Chief Product Officer	AED 73,500	AED 85,000	AED 96,000
Head of Digital Factory	AED 76,500	AED 82,500	AED 88,500
Product Director	AED 76,500	AED 82,500	AED 88,500
VP of Digital Transformation	AED 69,000	AED 77,000	AED 85,500
Data Governance Director	AED 72,000	AED 77,000	AED 82,500
Head of Data Science	AED 64,000	AED 72,000	AED 79,500
IT Director	AED 64,000	AED 69,000	AED 73,500
Director of Analytics	AED 59,000	AED 66,000	AED 73,500
Lead Enterprise Architect	AED 57,000	AED 65,000	AED 73,500
Program Director	AED 62,000	AED 67,000	AED 72,000
Head of Digital	AED 54,500	AED 62,000	AED 70,000
Head of Cloud Business Unit	AED 53,500	AED 61,000	AED 69,000
Digital Transformation Manager	AED 57,000	AED 62,000	AED 67,000
Cyber Security Manager	AED 51,500	AED 57,000	AED 62,000
Enterprise Architect	AED 37,000	AED 47,000	AED 57,000
Data Architect	AED 46,500	AED 52,000	AED 57,000
Data Scientist	AED 42,500	AED 48,000	AED 53,500
Cloud Security Architect	AED 40,500	AED 47,000	AED 53,500
Cyber Security Architect	AED 42,500	AED 48,000	AED 53,500
IT Project Manager	AED 38,000	AED 46,000	AED 53,500
Program Manager	AED 41,500	AED 46,500	AED 51,500
SOC Manager	AED 38,000	AED 43,000	AED 48,500
Head of IT / IT Manager	AED 38,000	AED 43,000	AED 47,500
AI / ML Engineer	AED 32,000	AED 40,000	AED 47,500
IT Infrastructure Manager	AED 38,000	AED 43,000	AED 47,500
DevOps Manager	AED 38,000	AED 42,000	AED 46,500
Product Manager	AED 35,000	AED 39,000	AED 43,500
Data Engineer	AED 26,000	AED 34,000	AED 42,500
Data Analyst	AED 26,000	AED 34,000	AED 42,500
Cloud Product Manager	AED 33,000	AED 38,000	AED 42,500
Service Delivery Manager	AED 31,000	AED 36,000	AED 41,500
Cloud Architect	AED 30,000	AED 34,000	AED 38,000
UX / UI Designer	AED 21,500	AED 27,000	AED 33,000
DevOps Engineer	AED 22,500	AED 26,000	AED 29,000
Cloud Engineer	AED 23,500	AED 26,000	AED 29,000
Business Continuity & DR Engineer	AED 19,500	AED 21,500	AED 23,500
Network Manager	AED 19,500	AED 21,500	AED 23,500
Network Engineer	AED 13,500	AED 16,500	AED 19,500

Start-upDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Product & Technology Officer	AED 77,500	AED 92,000	AED 106,500
Head of Product	AED 43,500	AED 56,000	AED 68,000
Head of Engineering	AED 43,500	AED 56,000	AED 68,000
Technical Lead	AED 34,000	AED 41,000	AED 48,500
Product Manager	AED 34,000	AED 39,000	AED 43,500
Product Owner	AED 34,000	AED 39,000	AED 43,500
Security Architect	AED 34,000	AED 39,000	AED 43,500
Data Scientist	AED 29,000	AED 34,000	AED 39,000
Security Engineer	AED 29,000	AED 34,000	AED 39,000
Software Engineer – Full Stack	AED 24,000	AED 29,000	AED 34,000
Frontend Developer	AED 24,000	AED 29,000	AED 34,000
Backend Developer	AED 24,000	AED 29,000	AED 34,000
Software QA Engineer	AED 24,000	AED 29,000	AED 34,000
Data Engineer	AED 24,000	AED 29,000	AED 34,000
DevOps Engineer	AED 24,000	AED 29,000	AED 34,000
Business Analyst	AED 24,000	AED 28,000	AED 32,000
Cloud Engineer	AED 24,000	AED 28,000	AED 32,000
Security Analyst	AED 19,500	AED 24,000	AED 29,000

Consulting – Cloud Engineering & AdvisoryDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner	AED 88,500	AED 101,000	AED 113,500
Director	AED 50,500	AED 62,000	AED 73,000
Senior Manager	AED 35,000	AED 41,000	AED 46,500
Manager	AED 28,000	AED 31,000	AED 34,000
Senior Consultant	AED 21,500	AED 24,000	AED 27,000
Consultant	AED 16,500	AED 18,500	AED 20,500
Business Analyst	AED 10,500	AED 13,000	AED 15,500

Consulting – Digital Strategy & Data AnalyticsDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner	AED 88,500	AED 101,000	AED 113,500
Director	AED 59,000	AED 64,000	AED 69,000
Senior Manager	AED 39,000	AED 43,000	AED 47,500
Manager	AED 30,000	AED 33,000	AED 36,000
Senior Consultant	AED 20,500	AED 23,000	AED 25,000
Consultant	AED 15,500	AED 17,500	AED 19,500
Business Analyst	AED 10,500	AED 12,500	AED 14,500

Consulting – Cyber Security, IT Audit & Risk AdvisoryDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner	AED 88,500	AED 101,000	AED 113,500
Director	AED 55,500	AED 59,000	AED 62,000
Senior Manager	AED 42,500	AED 46,000	AED 49,500
Manager	AED 32,000	AED 35,000	AED 38,000
Senior Consultant	AED 18,500	AED 22,000	AED 25,000
Consultant	AED 14,500	AED 16,500	AED 18,500
Business Analyst	AED 10,500	AED 12,500	AED 14,500

VendorsDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Vice President of Sales	AED 79,500	AED 93,000	AED 106,500
Country Manager / Regional Sales Director	AED 64,000	AED 69,000	AED 73,500
Pre-Sales Director	AED 46,500	AED 50,000	AED 53,500
Professional Services Director	AED 44,500	AED 47,500	AED 50,500
Sales Manager / RSM	AED 38,000	AED 44,000	AED 50,500
Pre-Sales Manager	AED 32,000	AED 36,000	AED 40,500
Territory / Regional Sales Manager (Individual Contributor)	AED 30,000	AED 35,000	AED 40,500
Customer Success Manager / TAM	AED 26,000	AED 32,000	AED 38,000
Pre-Sales Engineer	AED 25,000	AED 27,500	AED 30,000
Inside Sales Manager	AED 24,000	AED 26,500	AED 29,000
Inside Sales Representative	AED 15,500	AED 19,000	AED 22,500

TelecommunicationsDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Commercial Officer / VP of Sales	AED 96,000	AED 106,000	AED 116,500
Chief Technology Officer / Chief Information Officer	AED 73,500	AED 85,000	AED 96,000
Country Head / General Manager / Sales Director	AED 64,000	AED 75,000	AED 85,500
VP of Customer Experience	AED 64,000	AED 69,000	AED 73,500
Head of Digital Development	AED 42,500	AED 53,000	AED 64,000
Regional Sales Manager / Account Director	AED 40,500	AED 47,000	AED 53,500
Solutions Architect	AED 35,000	AED 41,000	AED 47,500
Enterprise Sales / Territory Sales Manager / Account Manager	AED 30,000	AED 35,000	AED 40,500
Pre-Sales Manager	AED 27,000	AED 32,500	AED 38,000
Customer Project Manager	AED 30,000	AED 33,500	AED 37,000
Pre-Sales Engineer	AED 27,000	AED 31,000	AED 35,000
RF / IBS Engineer	AED 20,500	AED 25,000	AED 29,000

Sales & Marketing

Revenue and brand roles across B2B and consumer.

Observed — sales & business developmentObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Sales / Commercial Director	62	AED 30,000	AED 42,500	AED 55,000
Sales / BD Manager	138	AED 10,000	AED 20,000	AED 26,000
Sales / BD Executive	247	AED 5,500	AED 8,000	AED 15,000

Observed — marketing & communicationsObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Marketing Director	17	AED 30,000	AED 50,000	AED 85,000
Marketing Manager	69	AED 14,000	AED 20,000	AED 26,000
Marketing Executive	124	AED 6,000	AED 10,000	AED 15,000

Consumer (B2C) – SalesDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Sales Officer / Chief Revenue Officer	AED 75,500	AED 91,000	AED 106,500
General Manager	AED 60,000	AED 68,000	AED 76,500
Commercial Director	AED 57,000	AED 63,500	AED 70,000
VP of Sales	AED 53,500	AED 60,000	AED 67,000
Sales Director	AED 45,500	AED 53,000	AED 60,000
Country Sales Manager	AED 40,000	AED 45,000	AED 49,500
E-commerce Manager	AED 25,000	AED 31,000	AED 37,000
Sales Manager	AED 22,500	AED 28,000	AED 33,000
BD Manager	AED 25,000	AED 29,000	AED 33,000
Key Account Manager	AED 16,500	AED 20,000	AED 24,000
Key Account Executive	AED 8,000	AED 12,000	AED 15,500

Consumer (B2C) – MarketingDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)	AED 82,500	AED 99,500	AED 116,500
Marketing Director	AED 57,000	AED 63,500	AED 70,000
Communications Director	AED 58,000	AED 65,000	AED 72,000
VP of Marketing Strategy	AED 58,000	AED 64,000	AED 70,000
Head of Advertising	AED 46,500	AED 51,500	AED 56,500
Marketing Manager	AED 37,000	AED 42,000	AED 46,500
Digital Marketing Manager	AED 29,000	AED 35,000	AED 41,500
Communications Manager	AED 29,000	AED 34,500	AED 40,000
Consumer Insight Manager	AED 22,500	AED 28,000	AED 33,000
CRM / Marketing Automation Manager	AED 27,000	AED 29,000	AED 31,000
Trade Marketing Manager	AED 20,500	AED 25,000	AED 29,000
PR Manager	AED 18,500	AED 22,000	AED 26,000
Brand Manager / Regional	AED 18,500	AED 22,000	AED 25,000

Industrial (B2B) – SalesDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Sales Officer (CSO)	AED 82,500	AED 99,500	AED 116,500
General Manager	AED 53,500	AED 65,000	AED 76,500
Regional Sales Director	AED 49,500	AED 57,000	AED 64,000
Country Sales Manager	AED 40,000	AED 45,000	AED 49,500
Regional Sales Manager	AED 37,000	AED 42,000	AED 46,500
Project Sales Manager	AED 25,000	AED 31,000	AED 37,000
Business Development Manager	AED 25,000	AED 29,000	AED 33,000
Key Account Manager / Area Sales Manager	AED 18,500	AED 22,000	AED 25,000
Pre-sales Manager	AED 16,500	AED 20,000	AED 23,500
Sales Engineer / Specification Specialist	AED 12,500	AED 17,500	AED 22,500
Account Manager	AED 15,500	AED 18,500	AED 21,500
Business Development Executive	AED 9,500	AED 12,500	AED 15,500

Industrial (B2B) – MarketingDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)	AED 73,000	AED 95,000	AED 116,500
Vice President of Marketing Strategy	AED 58,000	AED 64,000	AED 70,000
Regional Head of Product	AED 41,500	AED 46,500	AED 51,500
Marketing Manager / Group Product Manager	AED 37,000	AED 41,000	AED 45,500
Regional Communications Manager	AED 29,000	AED 34,500	AED 40,000
CRM / Marketing Automation Manager	AED 28,000	AED 32,000	AED 36,000
Marketing Research Manager	AED 25,000	AED 28,500	AED 32,000
Manager – Sales Analytics	AED 25,000	AED 28,000	AED 31,000
Category Manager	AED 22,500	AED 26,000	AED 30,000
Regional PR	AED 18,500	AED 22,000	AED 26,000

Human Resources

HR leadership and talent acquisition, including Emiratisation-focused mandates. Desk table scoped to large local groups / MNCs.

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
HR Director	56	AED 30,000	AED 40,000	AED 50,000
HR / Talent Manager	223	AED 10,000	AED 15,000	AED 25,000

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Shared Services Officer (CSSO)	AED 106,500	AED 139,000	AED 171,500
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)	AED 106,500	AED 133,000	AED 160,000
Vice President Human Resources	AED 84,500	AED 110,000	AED 135,000
Executive Director Support Services	AED 79,500	AED 100,000	AED 121,000
Executive Director Human Resources	AED 76,000	AED 93,000	AED 109,500
Director Support Services	AED 64,000	AED 77,500	AED 91,000
HR Director	AED 56,500	AED 73,000	AED 89,000
Culture and Change Director	AED 43,500	AED 59,500	AED 75,500
Director / Head of Organisational Development	AED 42,500	AED 58,000	AED 73,500
Director / Head of Talent Acquisition	AED 42,500	AED 58,000	AED 73,000
Director / Head of Talent Management	AED 42,500	AED 57,000	AED 71,000
Director / Head of Learning & Development	AED 42,500	AED 55,000	AED 67,000
Human Resources Business Partner	AED 32,000	AED 44,500	AED 57,000
Organisational Development Manager	AED 31,000	AED 39,000	AED 46,500
HR Manager	AED 32,000	AED 38,000	AED 43,500
Compensation and Benefits / Total Rewards Manager	AED 27,000	AED 34,000	AED 40,500
Learning & Development Manager	AED 27,000	AED 32,500	AED 38,000
Talent Acquisition Manager	AED 21,500	AED 29,000	AED 37,000
Training Manager	AED 21,500	AED 28,000	AED 35,000
Recruitment Manager	AED 19,500	AED 25,000	AED 30,000
Employee Relations Manager	AED 19,500	AED 24,000	AED 28,000
Organisational Development Specialist	AED 18,500	AED 22,000	AED 25,000
Learning & Development Specialist	AED 15,500	AED 19,000	AED 22,500
Talent Acquisition Specialist	AED 15,500	AED 18,000	AED 20,500
HR Generalist	AED 15,500	AED 18,000	AED 20,500

Legal

In-house and private practice, regional and international firms.

Private Practice – Regional FirmsDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner 5+	AED 106,500	AED 170,000	AED 234,000
Partner 1–4	AED 79,500	AED 93,000	AED 106,500
Counsel	AED 64,000	AED 77,500	AED 91,000
Senior Associate	AED 47,500	AED 60,500	AED 73,500
Associate	AED 32,000	AED 43,000	AED 53,500
Newly Qualified	AED 21,500	AED 30,000	AED 38,000
Paralegal	AED 15,500	AED 21,000	AED 26,000
Legal Secretary	AED 13,500	AED 17,500	AED 21,500

Private Practice – US & UK FirmsDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner 5+	AED 128,000	AED 197,500	AED 267,000
Partner 1–4	AED 85,500	AED 107,000	AED 128,000
Counsel	AED 79,500	AED 93,000	AED 106,500
Senior Associate	AED 53,500	AED 66,500	AED 79,500
Associate	AED 42,500	AED 53,000	AED 64,000
Newly Qualified	AED 26,000	AED 34,000	AED 42,500
Paralegal	AED 18,500	AED 25,000	AED 32,000
Legal Secretary	AED 15,500	AED 21,000	AED 26,000

In-HouseDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Legal Officer	AED 89,000	AED 108,500	AED 128,000
General Counsel / Head	AED 73,000	AED 87,500	AED 102,000
Director	AED 63,000	AED 70,000	AED 77,500
Senior Legal Counsel / Legal Manager	AED 49,500	AED 57,000	AED 65,000
Legal Counsel	AED 38,000	AED 43,000	AED 47,500
Legal Specialist	AED 24,000	AED 29,000	AED 34,000

Real Estate

Development, design, construction & project management, ESG, sales and post-construction.

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Department Manager	15	AED 16,500	AED 22,000	AED 35,000
Sales / BD Executive	24	AED 5,750	AED 7,750	AED 12,750

Development & DesignDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Development Officer	AED 128,000	AED 191,500	AED 255,000
Executive Director of Development	AED 85,500	AED 123,000	AED 160,000
Executive Director of Design	AED 76,500	AED 100,000	AED 123,000
Director of Development	AED 53,500	AED 72,000	AED 91,000
Director of Design	AED 53,500	AED 72,000	AED 91,000
Director of Urban Planning	AED 53,500	AED 72,000	AED 91,000
Senior Development Manager	AED 41,500	AED 56,000	AED 70,000
Senior Design Manager	AED 39,000	AED 52,000	AED 65,000
Senior Urban Planning Manager	AED 38,000	AED 50,000	AED 62,000
Design Manager	AED 26,000	AED 41,000	AED 55,500
Development Manager	AED 26,000	AED 41,000	AED 55,500
Urban Planning Manager	AED 26,000	AED 36,000	AED 46,500
GIS Manager	AED 26,000	AED 35,000	AED 43,500

Environmental, Social & Corporate GovernanceDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Head of Sustainability	AED 36,000	AED 44,000	AED 52,500
Senior Environmental Manager	AED 36,000	AED 43,000	AED 50,500
Environmental Manager	AED 30,000	AED 38,000	AED 45,500
Sustainability Manager	AED 21,500	AED 30,000	AED 38,000

Construction & Project ManagementDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Projects Officer	AED 104,000	AED 161,000	AED 217,500
Programme Director	AED 75,500	AED 102,000	AED 129,000
Executive Director of Project Delivery	AED 73,500	AED 100,000	AED 127,000
Director of Infrastructure	AED 62,000	AED 75,500	AED 89,000
Commercial Director	AED 62,000	AED 75,000	AED 88,500
Procurement Director	AED 53,500	AED 70,000	AED 86,500
Director of Project Controls	AED 61,000	AED 71,000	AED 80,500
Project Director	AED 53,500	AED 64,500	AED 75,500
Director of Construction	AED 53,500	AED 63,500	AED 73,500
Bid Director	AED 53,500	AED 60,000	AED 66,000
MEP Director	AED 45,500	AED 56,000	AED 66,000
Senior Project Manager	AED 38,000	AED 46,000	AED 53,500
Senior Commercial Manager	AED 37,000	AED 45,000	AED 53,500
Senior Procurement Manager	AED 38,000	AED 46,000	AED 53,500
Senior Bid Manager	AED 30,000	AED 42,000	AED 53,500
Senior Manager of Project Controls	AED 37,000	AED 45,000	AED 52,500
Senior Claims Manager	AED 36,000	AED 44,000	AED 52,500
Senior Contracts Manager	AED 36,000	AED 43,000	AED 50,500
Senior MEP Manager	AED 30,000	AED 38,000	AED 45,500
Project Manager	AED 21,500	AED 30,000	AED 38,000
Construction Manager	AED 21,500	AED 30,000	AED 38,000
Procurement Manager	AED 24,000	AED 31,000	AED 38,000
Commercial Manager	AED 20,500	AED 29,000	AED 37,000
Project Controls Manager	AED 20,500	AED 28,000	AED 36,000
Contracts Manager	AED 18,500	AED 27,000	AED 36,000
Claims Manager	AED 20,500	AED 28,000	AED 36,000
Bid Manager	AED 18,500	AED 24,000	AED 30,000
MEP Manager	AED 16,500	AED 23,000	AED 29,000

Sales & Post-ConstructionDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Commercial Officer	AED 96,000	AED 122,000	AED 147,500
Executive Director of Sales	AED 79,500	AED 98,000	AED 116,500
Executive Director of Asset Management	AED 79,500	AED 93,000	AED 106,500
Executive Director Facilities Management	AED 62,000	AED 80,000	AED 98,000
Director of Asset Management	AED 64,000	AED 75,000	AED 85,500
Director of Sales	AED 59,000	AED 69,000	AED 79,500
Director of Leasing	AED 47,500	AED 60,500	AED 73,500
Senior Asset Manager	AED 53,500	AED 61,000	AED 69,000
Director of Facilities	AED 38,000	AED 48,500	AED 59,000
Asset Manager	AED 26,000	AED 34,000	AED 42,500
Property Manager	AED 21,500	AED 32,000	AED 42,500
Facilities Manager	AED 21,500	AED 32,000	AED 42,500
Leasing Manager	AED 21,500	AED 30,000	AED 38,000
Sales Manager	AED 21,500	AED 30,000	AED 38,000

Construction & Engineering

Giga-project and infrastructure demand continues to push senior technical pay upward. See also Real Estate’s construction & project management desk tables.

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Sales / Commercial Director	27	AED 13,000	AED 30,000	AED 51,500
Construction / Project Manager	160	AED 17,000	AED 25,000	AED 35,000
Department Manager	76	AED 12,000	AED 21,500	AED 32,250
HR / Talent Manager	49	AED 12,000	AED 19,000	AED 25,000
GM / Operations Manager	25	AED 12,000	AED 16,000	AED 27,000
Engineer	210	AED 7,000	AED 12,750	AED 20,000

Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics

Plant leadership through procurement and logistics.

Observed — supply chain & logisticsObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Supply Chain / Logistics	101	AED 9,500	AED 20,000	AED 30,000
Procurement / Purchasing	168	AED 9,000	AED 15,000	AED 20,000
GM / Operations Manager	39	AED 7,000	AED 14,000	AED 25,000

ManufacturingDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Managing Director	AED 100,000	AED 119,000	AED 137,500
Operations Director	AED 81,500	AED 99,000	AED 116,500
Chief Production Officer	AED 69,000	AED 77,000	AED 85,500
General Manager	AED 57,000	AED 68,000	AED 79,500
Head of R&D	AED 36,000	AED 42,000	AED 47,500
Operations Manager	AED 29,000	AED 37,000	AED 44,500
Plant / Factory / Manufacturing Manager	AED 29,000	AED 36,000	AED 42,500
Production Manager	AED 29,000	AED 33,500	AED 38,000
Process Development Manager	AED 24,000	AED 30,500	AED 37,000
HSE Manager	AED 23,500	AED 29,000	AED 35,000
Quality Manager, Assurance and Control	AED 25,000	AED 28,500	AED 32,000
Maintenance Manager	AED 21,500	AED 27,000	AED 32,000
Process Innovation Manager	AED 20,500	AED 26,000	AED 31,000
Master Black Belt	AED 18,500	AED 24,000	AED 30,000
Continuous Improvement Manager	AED 19,500	AED 25,000	AED 30,000
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt	AED 15,500	AED 19,000	AED 22,500
HSE Engineer	AED 13,500	AED 16,500	AED 19,500
Production Supervisor	AED 9,500	AED 14,000	AED 18,500
Quality Engineer, Assurance and Control	AED 12,500	AED 14,000	AED 15,500
Civil Engineer	AED 8,000	AED 12,000	AED 15,500
Design Engineer	AED 8,000	AED 12,000	AED 15,500
Process Engineer	AED 10,500	AED 12,500	AED 14,500
Manufacturing Engineer	AED 10,500	AED 12,500	AED 14,500
Maintenance Engineer	AED 8,500	AED 11,000	AED 13,500
Electrical Engineer	AED 8,500	AED 11,000	AED 13,500
Mechanical Engineer	AED 8,500	AED 10,500	AED 12,500

Supply ChainDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
General Manager	AED 62,000	AED 79,000	AED 96,000
Procurement Director	AED 49,500	AED 61,000	AED 72,000
Supply Chain Director	AED 47,500	AED 58,000	AED 69,000
Project Procurement Manager	AED 31,000	AED 36,000	AED 41,500
Corporate Procurement Manager	AED 31,000	AED 36,000	AED 41,500
Supply Chain Manager	AED 24,000	AED 32,000	AED 40,000
Trade Compliance Manager	AED 19,500	AED 29,000	AED 39,000
Operations Manager	AED 20,500	AED 29,000	AED 38,000
Contracts Manager	AED 25,000	AED 28,000	AED 31,000
Category Manager	AED 23,500	AED 25,000	AED 27,000
Demand / Supply Planning Manager	AED 21,500	AED 24,000	AED 26,000
Logistics Manager	AED 15,500	AED 21,000	AED 26,000
Bid Manager	AED 18,500	AED 22,000	AED 26,000
Materials Manager	AED 15,500	AED 20,000	AED 25,000
Senior Contracts Engineer	AED 14,500	AED 19,000	AED 23,500
Warehouse Manager	AED 14,500	AED 17,500	AED 20,500
Demand / Supply Planner	AED 9,500	AED 12,500	AED 15,500
Materials Engineer	AED 8,500	AED 11,000	AED 13,500
Buyer	AED 9,500	AED 11,500	AED 13,500
Warehouse Supervisor	AED 8,000	AED 10,000	AED 12,500

General Management & Operations

Cross-sector operational leadership.

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
GM / Operations Manager	145	AED 10,000	AED 25,000	AED 40,000
Department Manager	40	AED 15,000	AED 25,000	AED 40,000
Regional Director	27	AED 19,250	AED 23,000	AED 25,500
Finance / Accounting Manager	24	AED 14,625	AED 21,750	AED 26,250
Engineer	22	AED 8,875	AED 17,000	AED 20,000
Quantity Surveyor	27	AED 7,500	AED 15,000	AED 20,000
Operations Executive	42	AED 6,000	AED 8,000	AED 12,000

Oil, Gas & Energy

Senior commercial and technical leadership. Specialist field and HSE roles benchmarked on request.

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Role	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Department Manager	18	AED 12,500	AED 21,000	AED 25,000

Advisory

Audit, risk consulting and deal advisory / transaction services.

AuditDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner (5+ years)	AED 91,000	AED 109,500	AED 128,000
Partner (1–4 years)	AED 64,000	AED 75,000	AED 85,500
Director	AED 42,500	AED 48,000	AED 53,500
Senior Manager	AED 35,000	AED 37,500	AED 40,000
Manager	AED 23,500	AED 28,000	AED 32,000
Assistant Manager	AED 19,500	AED 21,500	AED 23,500
Senior Associate	AED 13,500	AED 16,000	AED 18,500
Associate	AED 8,000	AED 10,000	AED 12,500

Risk ConsultingDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner (5+ years)	AED 106,500	AED 133,000	AED 160,000
Partner (1–4 years)	AED 79,500	AED 93,000	AED 106,500
Director	AED 53,500	AED 61,000	AED 69,000
Senior Manager	AED 39,000	AED 43,000	AED 47,500
Manager	AED 30,000	AED 34,000	AED 38,000
Assistant Manager	AED 24,000	AED 26,500	AED 29,000
Senior Associate	AED 16,500	AED 20,000	AED 23,500
Associate	AED 12,500	AED 14,000	AED 15,500

Deal Advisory & Transaction ServicesDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner (5+ years)	AED 116,500	AED 146,000	AED 175,500
Partner (1–4 years)	AED 85,500	AED 96,000	AED 106,500
Director	AED 55,500	AED 64,500	AED 73,500
Senior Manager	AED 39,000	AED 46,000	AED 53,500
Manager	AED 30,000	AED 34,000	AED 38,000
Assistant Manager	AED 25,000	AED 27,500	AED 30,000
Senior Associate	AED 17,500	AED 20,500	AED 23,500
Associate	AED 13,500	AED 15,000	AED 16,500

Strategy

Industry strategy, tier-1/2 firms and management consulting.

IndustryDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Chief Strategy Officer	AED 106,500	AED 120,000	AED 133,000
Strategy Director	AED 64,000	AED 76,000	AED 88,500
Senior Strategy Manager	AED 49,500	AED 56,000	AED 62,000
Strategy Manager	AED 32,000	AED 39,000	AED 46,500
Strategy Analyst	AED 18,500	AED 21,000	AED 23,500

Tier 1 & 2 FirmsDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner	AED 128,000+	—	—
Principal	AED 75,500	AED 84,000	AED 92,000
Engagement Manager	AED 59,000	AED 66,000	AED 73,000
Associate	AED 42,500	AED 50,000	AED 57,000
Business Analyst	AED 22,500	AED 25,000	AED 28,000

Management ConsultingDesk benchmark

Role	Low	Typical	High
Partner (5+ years)	AED 159,000+	—	—
Partner (1–5 years)	AED 96,000	AED 106,000	AED 116,500
Director	AED 57,000	AED 67,000	AED 76,500
Senior Manager	AED 40,500	AED 46,000	AED 51,500
Manager	AED 28,000	AED 33,500	AED 39,000
Senior Consultant	AED 21,500	AED 23,000	AED 25,000
Consultant	AED 13,500	AED 16,500	AED 19,500

Public Sector

Government and semi-government leadership and policy roles.

Role	Low	Typical	High
Undersecretary	AED 133,000	AED 159,000	AED 185,500
Assistant Undersecretary	AED 96,000	AED 117,000	AED 137,500
Chief Economist	AED 85,500	AED 107,000	AED 128,000
Chief Programs Officer	AED 85,500	AED 107,000	AED 128,000
Chief Innovation Officer	AED 85,500	AED 107,000	AED 128,000
International Subject Matter Expert / Advisor	AED 64,000	AED 75,000	AED 85,500
Public Policy Director	AED 64,000	AED 75,000	AED 85,500
Director of Shared Services	AED 64,000	AED 75,000	AED 85,500
Principal / Senior Economist	AED 42,500	AED 53,000	AED 64,000
Policy Specialist	AED 27,000	AED 35,000	AED 42,500
Economist	AED 21,500	AED 27,000	AED 32,000

Additional observed roles

Observed benchmarks from sectors with fewer published roles this cycle.

Role	Sector	n	Low (P25)	Median	High (P75)
Finance Director	Professional Services	36	AED 43,750	AED 55,500	AED 60,000
Executive Assistant	Administration	69	AED 12,000	AED 20,000	AED 25,000
Legal Counsel	Legal & Compliance	18	AED 12,000	AED 20,000	AED 41,000
Procurement / Purchasing	Hospitality & Entertainment	16	AED 10,750	AED 16,000	AED 18,000

Methodology

Dataset: 9,784 anonymised compensation observations captured through Guildhall’s UAE recruitment activity: candidate compensation records, employer briefs, verified offers and completed assignments. After removing implausible values and de-duplicating repeat applicants, 8,405 observations were usable; 3,615 carried a classifiable job title and feed the observation tables.
Observation window: 12 February – 10 July 2026. Figures reflect the market as at July 2026.
Geography: Predominantly Dubai; UAE-wide where stated. Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and Qatar benchmarks are available on request and will be published as sample sizes allow.
Currency & period: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED), per month.
Compensation definition: Total fixed monthly package as quoted in the UAE market (basic plus allowances where applicable). Of observed packages, 34% include housing in base, 41% carry a separate housing allowance, 25% exclude housing. Bonuses, commissions and equity are excluded.
Salary basis: Observation benchmarks use the compensation candidates are seeking and employers are offering for the role (forward-looking market rate), which observed data places on average 26% above current-salary levels.
Percentiles: On observed tables: Low = 25th percentile, Median = 50th, High = 75th of observations for the role. Values are computed from the data, not rounded to targets. Roles with fewer than 15 comparable observations are not published on this basis.
Desk-benchmark layer: The Executive & C-Suite table and the desk-benchmark tables throughout are priced by Guildhall’s desk from live mandates, verified offers and advertised ranges, reviewed against 2026 market conditions and adjusted downward to reflect the H1 2026 regional demand shock. Desk tables show Low / Typical / High ranges, are scoped to large local groups and multinationals unless marked SME, and carry no observation count — they are a stated market view, not a computed statistic.
Outliers & thresholds: Observation values below AED 1,000 or above AED 200,000/month were excluded as implausible or mis-entered.
Updates: Analysed 11 July 2026. Updated quarterly.

For media & researchers. You may cite this guide with attribution to Guildhall — Executive Search, Recruitment & Advisory (guildhall.agency). A machine-readable CSV of the observation aggregates is available — download the dataset. Suggested citation: “Guildhall Dubai Salary Guide 2026, based on 9,784 compensation observations, July 2026.”

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Dubai Salary Guide 2026: UAE Salary Benchmarks by Role

Key findings — Dubai, 2026

Executive & C-Suite

Banking & Financial Services

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Private Banking & Wealth ManagementDesk benchmark

Corporate BankingDesk benchmark

Compliance & RegulationDesk benchmark

RiskDesk benchmark

Finance & Accounting

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Investment Management

Private SectorDesk benchmark

Public SectorDesk benchmark

Asset ManagementDesk benchmark

Investment BankingDesk benchmark

Tax – Big 4Desk benchmark

Tax – Industry & Public SectorDesk benchmark

Technology

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

IndustryDesk benchmark

Start-upDesk benchmark

Consulting – Cloud Engineering & AdvisoryDesk benchmark

Consulting – Digital Strategy & Data AnalyticsDesk benchmark

Consulting – Cyber Security, IT Audit & Risk AdvisoryDesk benchmark

VendorsDesk benchmark

TelecommunicationsDesk benchmark

Sales & Marketing

Observed &mdash; sales & business developmentObserved · P25/Median/P75

Observed &mdash; marketing & communicationsObserved · P25/Median/P75

Consumer (B2C) – SalesDesk benchmark

Consumer (B2C) – MarketingDesk benchmark

Industrial (B2B) – SalesDesk benchmark

Industrial (B2B) – MarketingDesk benchmark

Human Resources

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Legal

Private Practice – Regional FirmsDesk benchmark

Private Practice – US & UK FirmsDesk benchmark

In-HouseDesk benchmark

Real Estate

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Development & DesignDesk benchmark

Environmental, Social & Corporate GovernanceDesk benchmark

Construction & Project ManagementDesk benchmark

Sales & Post-ConstructionDesk benchmark

Construction & Engineering

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics

Observed &mdash; supply chain & logisticsObserved · P25/Median/P75

ManufacturingDesk benchmark

Supply ChainDesk benchmark

General Management & Operations

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Oil, Gas & Energy

Observed benchmarksObserved · P25/Median/P75

Advisory

AuditDesk benchmark

Risk ConsultingDesk benchmark

Deal Advisory & Transaction ServicesDesk benchmark

Strategy

IndustryDesk benchmark

Tier 1 & 2 FirmsDesk benchmark

Management ConsultingDesk benchmark

Public Sector

Additional observed roles

Methodology

Benchmarking a specific role?

Observed — sales & business developmentObserved · P25/Median/P75

Observed — marketing & communicationsObserved · P25/Median/P75

Observed — supply chain & logisticsObserved · P25/Median/P75