2026 Edition
UAE Salary Benchmark Report

UAE Salary Benchmark Report 2026

Advertising, Media & Creative Services

Monthly salary ranges across roles in the UAE β€” from junior specialists to C-level leadership. Search any role to see realistic minimum, mid and maximum compensation in AED.

πŸ“ United Arab EmiratesπŸ’° All figures in AED / month🏷️ Presented by Pink Camel Jobsite
174
Role benchmarks
15
Categories covered
6K–105K
AED / month range
Jr β†’ C
Junior to C-Level
All categories
All seniority levels
Showing 174 of 174 roles

Agency & Creative Leadership

7
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Creative DirectorDirector35,00050,00070,000
Executive Creative DirectorExecutive40,00058,00080,000
Executive Strategy DirectorExecutive40,00058,00080,000
Managing Director / Agency DirectorExecutive45,00065,00090,000
Managing Partner – AgencyExecutive45,00065,00090,000
Chief Creative OfficerC-Suite50,00075,000105,000
Chief Strategy OfficerC-Suite50,00075,000105,000

Creative Strategy & Brand Planning

11
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior StrategistJunior10,00014,00018,000
Brand StrategistMid16,00023,00032,000
Content StrategistMid16,00024,00034,000
Communications StrategistMid16,00024,00034,000
Cultural Insights StrategistSenior20,00030,00044,000
Senior StrategistSenior22,00032,00045,000
Consumer Insights ManagerSenior22,00032,00046,000
Strategy ManagerSenior25,00035,00050,000
Planning DirectorDirector32,00048,00070,000
Research & Insights DirectorDirector32,00047,00068,000
Head of Strategy / PlanningHead35,00050,00075,000

Creative Design & Art Direction

15
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior Graphic DesignerJunior7,00011,00015,000
Graphic DesignerMid10,00016,00024,000
IllustratorMid10,00016,00024,000
Arabic Graphic DesignerMid11,00017,00025,000
Digital DesignerMid12,00018,00027,000
Presentation DesignerMid12,00018,00026,000
Brand DesignerMid13,00020,00030,000
Visual DesignerMid13,00020,00030,000
Packaging DesignerMid13,00020,00030,000
Senior Graphic DesignerSenior18,00026,00036,000
Senior Brand DesignerSenior20,00030,00042,000
Senior Visual DesignerSenior20,00030,00043,000
Art DirectorSenior22,00032,00045,000
Senior Art DirectorSenior26,00038,00052,000
Design DirectorDirector32,00048,00068,000

Motion, Animation & Immersive Design

11
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior Motion DesignerJunior9,00013,00018,000
Motion Graphics DesignerMid14,00022,00032,000
Multimedia DesignerMid12,00019,00028,000
2D AnimatorMid14,00022,00032,000
3D VisualiserMid14,00022,00034,000
3D AnimatorMid16,00025,00036,000
Senior Motion DesignerSenior22,00032,00045,000
VFX ArtistSenior22,00032,00046,000
Senior 3D ArtistSenior22,00033,00047,000
Immersive Experience DesignerSenior22,00034,00048,000
Motion Design DirectorDirector30,00045,00065,000

UX, Digital Experience & Product Design

12
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior UX/UI DesignerJunior9,00014,00020,000
UI DesignerMid14,00022,00032,000
UX DesignerMid15,00023,00034,000
UX/UI DesignerMid16,00025,00038,000
Interaction DesignerMid18,00028,00042,000
Product DesignerMid20,00030,00045,000
Experience DesignerSenior22,00033,00047,000
UX ResearcherSenior22,00033,00048,000
Service DesignerSenior24,00036,00052,000
Senior Product DesignerSenior25,00038,00055,000
Design Systems LeadSenior28,00042,00058,000
Head of Experience DesignHead38,00055,00080,000

Copywriting, Content & Editorial

15
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior CopywriterJunior8,00012,00016,000
Junior Content ExecutiveJunior8,00012,00017,000
Content WriterMid12,00018,00026,000
CopywriterMid13,00019,00027,000
SEO CopywriterMid13,00020,00028,000
Arabic Content WriterMid13,00020,00029,000
ScriptwriterMid14,00021,00030,000
Arabic CopywriterMid14,00021,00030,000
Bilingual CopywriterMid15,00022,00032,000
Content ManagerSenior20,00030,00042,000
Senior CopywriterSenior20,00028,00038,000
Creative Copy LeadSenior22,00032,00045,000
Editorial ManagerSenior22,00032,00046,000
Content DirectorDirector30,00045,00065,000
Head of Content / EditorialHead35,00050,00072,000

Social Media, Community & Creator Marketing

13
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Social Media CoordinatorJunior7,00010,00014,000
Social Media ExecutiveJunior7,00011,00015,000
Community ExecutiveJunior7,00011,00015,000
Content CreatorMid10,00016,00024,000
Community ManagerMid11,00017,00024,000
Social Content ProducerMid13,00020,00030,000
Social Media ManagerSenior20,00027,00036,000
Influencer Marketing ManagerSenior20,00030,00042,000
Influencer & Creator Partnerships ManagerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Senior Social Media ManagerSenior24,00034,00046,000
Social Strategy DirectorDirector30,00045,00065,000
Social Media DirectorDirector32,00048,00068,000
Head of Social MediaHead35,00052,00075,000

Media Planning, Buying & Programmatic

11
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Media ExecutiveJunior8,00012,00017,000
Media PlannerMid13,00019,00027,000
Media BuyerMid14,00021,00030,000
Programmatic SpecialistMid16,00024,00034,000
Senior Media PlannerSenior21,00030,00042,000
Senior Media BuyerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Programmatic ManagerSenior24,00035,00050,000
Media Planning DirectorDirector30,00045,00065,000
Programmatic DirectorDirector32,00047,00068,000
Media Buying DirectorDirector32,00048,00068,000
Head of MediaHead35,00050,00072,000

Performance, Growth & Marketing Technology

13
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Paid Media ExecutiveJunior9,00013,00018,000
Paid Search SpecialistMid14,00021,00030,000
Paid Social SpecialistMid14,00021,00030,000
Performance Marketing SpecialistMid15,00023,00032,000
Paid Media ManagerSenior20,00030,00043,000
Digital Analytics ManagerSenior22,00033,00047,000
Performance Marketing ManagerSenior22,00034,00048,000
Conversion Rate Optimisation ManagerSenior22,00033,00048,000
Marketing Automation ManagerSenior23,00035,00050,000
Growth Marketing ManagerSenior24,00036,00052,000
CRM / Lifecycle Marketing ManagerSenior24,00035,00050,000
Performance DirectorDirector32,00048,00068,000
Head of Performance / GrowthHead35,00052,00075,000

Account Management & Client Services

9
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Account ExecutiveJunior8,00012,00016,000
Senior Account ExecutiveMid12,00017,00024,000
Account ManagerMid15,00022,00030,000
Senior Account ManagerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Account DirectorDirector28,00042,00060,000
Group Account DirectorDirector32,00047,00067,000
Client PartnerDirector35,00050,00072,000
Client Services DirectorDirector38,00055,00078,000
Business Director – AgencyExecutive42,00060,00085,000

Project Management, Traffic & Creative Operations

10
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Marketing / Creative CoordinatorJunior7,00011,00015,000
Project CoordinatorJunior9,00013,00018,000
Traffic CoordinatorJunior9,00013,00018,000
Traffic / Resource ManagerMid16,00024,00032,000
Creative Project ManagerSenior22,00030,00042,000
Digital Project ManagerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Studio ManagerSenior20,00030,00042,000
Creative Operations ManagerSenior23,00034,00048,000
Resource DirectorDirector28,00042,00058,000
Head of Creative OperationsHead35,00052,00075,000

Film, Video & Content Production

14
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Production AssistantJunior6,0009,00012,000
Junior Video EditorJunior8,00012,00017,000
PhotographerMid10,00016,00024,000
VideographerMid11,00017,00025,000
Video EditorMid11,00018,00027,000
Content ProducerMid15,00023,00033,000
Video ProducerSenior20,00030,00042,000
Broadcast ProducerSenior20,00031,00044,000
Digital ProducerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Director of PhotographySenior22,00034,00048,000
Production ManagerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Senior ProducerSenior25,00036,00050,000
Executive ProducerDirector32,00048,00068,000
Head of ProductionHead35,00052,00075,000

PR, Corporate Communications & Reputation

12
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
PR ExecutiveJunior8,00012,00017,000
Communications ExecutiveJunior9,00013,00018,000
Senior PR ExecutiveMid13,00019,00027,000
PR ManagerSenior20,00030,00044,000
Media Relations ManagerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Communications ManagerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Internal Communications ManagerSenior22,00032,00046,000
Crisis Communications ManagerSenior23,00034,00048,000
Reputation ManagerSenior24,00035,00050,000
PR DirectorDirector32,00047,00068,000
Corporate Communications DirectorDirector33,00048,00070,000
Head of CommunicationsHead38,00055,00082,000

Creative Technology, AI & Innovation

9
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
AI Creative SpecialistMid16,00025,00036,000
Creative DeveloperMid17,00027,00040,000
Creative TechnologistSenior22,00035,00050,000
Generative AI ProducerSenior22,00033,00047,000
Interactive DeveloperSenior24,00036,00052,000
AR/VR Experience DesignerSenior24,00036,00054,000
Creative Innovation ManagerSenior25,00038,00054,000
Creative Technology DirectorDirector35,00052,00075,000
Head of Creative TechnologyHead40,00060,00085,000

Events, Experiential & Activations

12
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Events CoordinatorJunior8,00012,00017,000
Events ExecutiveJunior9,00014,00019,000
Event ProducerMid15,00023,00034,000
Experiential DesignerMid16,00025,00036,000
Event Project ManagerSenior20,00030,00043,000
Events ManagerSenior20,00030,00044,000
Activations ManagerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Experiential ProducerSenior22,00032,00046,000
Sponsorship ManagerSenior22,00032,00046,000
Senior Event ProducerSenior23,00034,00047,000
Experiential DirectorDirector32,00047,00067,000
Head of Events / ExperientialHead38,00055,00078,000
All salaries are in AED / month

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