2026 Edition
UAE Salary Benchmark Report

UAE Salary Benchmark Report 2026

Banking, FinTech & Investments

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
156
Role benchmarks
9
Categories covered
8K–250K
AED / month range
Jr β†’ C
Junior to C-Level
All categories
All seniority levels
Showing 156 of 156 roles

Executive Banking & Financial Leadership

17
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Chief Digital Officer (Banking/FinTech)C-Suite75,000110,000160,000
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)C-Suite75,000110,000155,000
Chief Financial Officer (Financial Services)C-Suite85,000120,000180,000
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)C-Suite85,000120,000180,000
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)C-Suite90,000120,000180,000
Chief Executive Officer (Bank / FinTech)C-Suite120,000165,000250,000
Head of Digital BankingHead65,00090,000130,000
Head of Corporate BankingHead70,000100,000140,000
Head of ComplianceHead65,00090,000130,000
Head of TreasuryHead70,000100,000140,000
Head of Wealth ManagementHead75,000100,000145,000
Head of Islamic BankingHead70,000100,000145,000
Head of Retail BankingHead70,000100,000145,000
Head of Wholesale BankingHead80,000110,000155,000
Head of Transaction BankingHead70,000100,000145,000
Head of Financial InstitutionsHead75,000105,000150,000
Managing Director – BankingExecutive95,000135,000180,000

Investment Banking, Private Equity & Investments

18
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Investment Banking AnalystJunior20,00028,00040,000
Investment AnalystJunior18,00026,00038,000
Private Equity AnalystJunior18,00026,00038,000
Investment Banking AssociateMid30,00042,00060,000
Venture Capital AssociateMid28,00042,00060,000
Associate – Private EquityMid35,00050,00075,000
Senior Investment AnalystSenior35,00048,00068,000
M&A ManagerSenior40,00058,00085,000
Portfolio ManagerSenior48,00068,00098,000
Family Office Investment ManagerSenior50,00075,000110,000
Fund ManagerSenior55,00080,000115,000
Investment PrincipalSenior60,00085,000120,000
VP – Investment BankingVP60,00085,000120,000
VP – Private EquityVP60,00085,000120,000
Head of M&AHead70,000100,000145,000
Investment DirectorDirector80,000110,000150,000
Director – Investment BankingDirector85,000115,000165,000
Managing Director – Investment BankingExecutive110,000160,000220,000

Corporate, Retail & Wealth Banking

19
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Retail Banking OfficerJunior9,00014,00020,000
Assistant Relationship ManagerJunior10,00015,00022,000
Junior Credit AnalystJunior12,00018,00026,000
Personal BankerMid12,00018,00025,000
Credit AnalystMid18,00028,00038,000
SME Banking Relationship ManagerMid20,00030,00045,000
Relationship Manager (Corporate)Mid22,00032,00048,000
Mortgage AdvisorMid18,00028,00042,000
Investment AdvisorMid28,00040,00058,000
Priority Banking RMSenior32,00045,00068,000
Corporate RMSenior40,00060,00085,000
Senior Relationship ManagerSenior38,00052,00075,000
Private BankerSenior45,00065,00095,000
Wealth ManagerSenior45,00065,00095,000
Branch ManagerSenior35,00052,00072,000
Treasury Sales ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Retail Banking ManagerSenior38,00052,00075,000
Head of SME BankingHead65,00095,000135,000
Head of Priority BankingHead70,000100,000145,000

FinTech, Payments & Digital Banking

16
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
FinTech Product ManagerMid25,00036,00052,000
Payments SpecialistMid18,00028,00040,000
Product Owner – Digital BankingMid25,00038,00055,000
Open Banking / API ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Product Compliance ManagerSenior35,00052,00075,000
Payments ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Senior FinTech Product ManagerSenior40,00058,00085,000
Embedded Finance ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Blockchain / Web3 Product LeadSenior38,00055,00085,000
Crypto Compliance ManagerSenior42,00060,00090,000
Fraud Manager – FinTechSenior35,00052,00075,000
Digital Assets Product ManagerSenior45,00065,00095,000
Tokenization LeadSenior45,00065,00095,000
Digital Payments DirectorDirector60,00090,000125,000
Head of Product – FinTechHead65,00095,000130,000
Head of Digital AssetsHead75,000105,000150,000

Compliance, AML & Risk

21
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
KYC AnalystJunior12,00018,00028,000
AML AnalystJunior15,00022,00032,000
Risk AnalystMid15,00022,00032,000
Compliance AnalystMid16,00024,00035,000
Operational Risk AnalystMid22,00032,00045,000
Credit Risk AnalystMid24,00035,00050,000
Market Risk AnalystMid28,00040,00058,000
Compliance OfficerMid18,00028,00040,000
Financial Crime AnalystSenior20,00030,00042,000
Compliance ManagerSenior30,00045,00065,000
Financial Crime ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Fraud Risk ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Senior Risk ManagerSenior40,00058,00085,000
Senior Credit Risk ManagerSenior40,00058,00085,000
Regulatory Reporting ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Sanctions ManagerSenior35,00052,00078,000
Sharia Compliance ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer)Senior60,00085,000120,000
Chief Information Security Risk OfficerC-Suite70,000100,000150,000
Head of Financial CrimeHead70,000100,000145,000
Head of RiskHead70,000100,000145,000

Treasury, Markets & Trading

17
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Treasury AnalystMid18,00026,00038,000
Treasury DealerMid22,00032,00045,000
FX TraderMid25,00038,00052,000
Quant AnalystMid28,00042,00060,000
Derivatives AnalystMid25,00038,00055,000
Treasury ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Commodities TraderSenior40,00060,00090,000
ALM ManagerSenior40,00058,00082,000
Quant DeveloperSenior40,00058,00085,000
Structured Products SpecialistSenior45,00065,00095,000
TraderSenior45,00065,00095,000
Sales TraderSenior45,00065,00095,000
Equity TraderSenior45,00065,00095,000
Structured Finance ManagerSenior45,00065,00095,000
Fixed Income TraderSenior48,00068,000100,000
Senior TraderSenior50,00072,000105,000
Head of MarketsHead75,000105,000150,000

Data, AI & Quantitative Banking

11
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Banking BI AnalystMid18,00028,00040,000
Data Analyst (Financial Services)Mid20,00030,00042,000
Data Scientist – Financial ServicesMid28,00040,00058,000
AI Risk AnalystMid25,00038,00052,000
Machine Learning Engineer (FinTech)Senior42,00060,00090,000
Quant ResearcherSenior45,00065,00095,000
Senior QuantSenior45,00065,00095,000
Model Risk ManagerSenior42,00060,00090,000
AI Product Manager – FinTechSenior42,00060,00090,000
Head of Data / AI (Banking)Head65,00092,000135,000
AI Governance LeadHead65,00092,000135,000

Banking Operations & Shared Services

13
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Operations AssociateJunior8,00012,00018,000
Graduate Banking AnalystJunior10,00014,00020,000
Operations AnalystMid12,00020,00028,000
Loan Operations SpecialistMid15,00022,00032,000
Reconciliation AnalystMid14,00020,00030,000
Trade Finance OfficerMid18,00028,00042,000
Back Office ManagerSenior22,00035,00045,000
Middle Office ManagerSenior30,00042,00060,000
Settlements ManagerSenior28,00042,00058,000
KYC Operations ManagerSenior28,00042,00060,000
Payments Operations ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Operations Manager (Banking)Senior45,00062,00085,000
Head of Banking OperationsHead60,00090,000120,000

FinTech Revenue, Sales & Partnerships

24
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Sales CoordinatorJunior8,00012,00018,000
FinTech SDRJunior12,00018,00028,000
FinTech BDRMid15,00024,00035,000
Sales ExecutiveMid15,00025,00035,000
Business Development ExecutiveMid20,00030,00045,000
FinTech Account ExecutiveMid28,00040,00058,000
Customer Success Manager – FinTechSenior28,00042,00060,000
Senior Sales ExecutiveSenior35,00050,00068,000
Senior Account ExecutiveSenior40,00058,00080,000
Key Account ManagerSenior45,00062,00085,000
Partnerships ManagerSenior42,00058,00078,000
Channel ManagerSenior42,00058,00078,000
Alliances ManagerSenior45,00062,00082,000
Revenue Operations ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Pre-Sales Solutions ConsultantSenior35,00052,00078,000
Enterprise Account ExecutiveSenior48,00068,00095,000
SDR ManagerLead35,00048,00065,000
Sales ManagerManager45,00065,00090,000
Regional Sales Manager SeniorManager60,00085,000115,000
Head of PartnershipsHead65,00095,000135,000
Enterprise Partnerships DirectorDirector75,000105,000150,000
VP SalesVP80,000120,000145,000
Sales DirectorDirector80,000115,000150,000
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)C-Suite100,000160,000180,000
All salaries are in AED / month

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