2026 Edition
UAE Salary Benchmark Report

UAE Salary Benchmark Report 2026

Finance & Accounting

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
157
Role benchmarks
8
Categories covered
7K–180K
AED / month range
Jr β†’ C
Junior to C-Level
All categories
All seniority levels
Showing 157 of 157 roles

Executive Finance Leadership

16
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Finance ManagerSenior25,00035,00045,000
Financial ControllerSenior30,00040,00050,000
Regional Finance Business PartnerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Group Financial ControllerSenior45,00065,00095,000
Finance Transformation LeadHead45,00065,00095,000
Head of FinanceHead45,00065,00085,000
Finance DirectorDirector50,00070,000105,000
Deputy CFODirector55,00078,000115,000
Country Finance DirectorDirector55,00078,000115,000
Director of Finance TransformationDirector55,00080,000120,000
Regional Finance DirectorDirector60,00085,000120,000
VP FinanceExecutive65,00090,000130,000
Chief Accounting Officer (CAO)Executive65,00095,000140,000
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Executive80,000110,000160,000
Regional CFOExecutive85,000120,000170,000
Group CFOExecutive90,000130,000180,000

FP&A & Commercial Finance

23
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Junior FP&A AnalystJunior12,00016,00022,000
Finance AnalystMid14,00020,00028,000
FP&A AnalystMid16,00024,00034,000
Commercial AnalystMid16,00024,00035,000
Pricing AnalystMid18,00026,00038,000
Revenue AnalystMid18,00028,00040,000
Senior Finance AnalystSenior22,00032,00045,000
Senior FP&A AnalystSenior24,00034,00048,000
Finance Business PartnerSenior28,00040,00058,000
Commercial Finance Business PartnerSenior30,00045,00068,000
Pricing ManagerSenior30,00045,00065,000
Revenue Operations ManagerSenior32,00048,00070,000
FP&A ManagerSenior32,00045,00065,000
Commercial Finance ManagerSenior32,00048,00070,000
Revenue Finance ManagerSenior32,00048,00072,000
Sales Finance ManagerSenior32,00048,00070,000
Strategic Finance ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Transaction Services ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Deals Advisory ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Head of FP&AHead45,00065,00095,000
Head of Commercial FinanceHead50,00075,000110,000
Commercial Finance DirectorDirector50,00072,000105,000
FP&A DirectorDirector50,00072,000105,000

Accounting & Financial Reporting

26
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Finance AssistantJunior7,00010,00014,000
Junior AccountantJunior8,00011,00015,000
Assistant AccountantJunior8,00012,00016,000
AccountantMid10,00015,00022,000
GL AccountantMid12,00018,00026,000
Fixed Asset AccountantMid12,00018,00026,000
Financial AccountantMid16,00024,00034,000
Cost AccountantMid16,00024,00035,000
Reporting AccountantMid16,00024,00034,000
Financial Reporting AnalystMid18,00026,00036,000
Senior AccountantSenior18,00026,00038,000
Senior GL AccountantSenior20,00028,00040,000
Senior Financial AccountantSenior24,00034,00048,000
Senior Cost AccountantSenior24,00035,00050,000
Group AccountantSenior24,00035,00050,000
Accounting ManagerSenior28,00040,00060,000
Chief AccountantSenior28,00040,00058,000
Accounting & Finance ManagerSenior30,00042,00060,000
Finance Reporting ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Technical Accounting ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
IFRS Reporting ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
Consolidation ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
Group Reporting ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
Plant Finance ManagerSenior32,00045,00068,000
Statutory Reporting ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
Regional ControllerDirector50,00072,000105,000

Accounts Payable, Receivable & Shared Services

20
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Accounts Payable ClerkJunior7,00010,00014,000
Accounts Receivable ClerkJunior7,00010,00014,000
Accounts AssistantJunior8,00012,00016,000
Payroll OfficerJunior9,00014,00020,000
AP AnalystMid12,00018,00026,000
AR AnalystMid12,00018,00026,000
Collections SpecialistMid12,00018,00028,000
Accounts Payable SpecialistMid14,00020,00028,000
AP/AR SupervisorMid14,00020,00028,000
Payroll SpecialistMid14,00020,00028,000
Credit ControllerMid14,00020,00030,000
AP/AR ManagerSenior22,00032,00045,000
Payroll ManagerSenior25,00036,00050,000
Order to Cash ManagerSenior28,00040,00058,000
Procure to Pay ManagerSenior28,00040,00058,000
Shared Services Finance ManagerSenior30,00042,00060,000
Finance Operations ManagerSenior30,00042,00060,000
Finance Operations LeadLead32,00045,00062,000
Shared Services LeadLead32,00045,00065,000
Shared Services DirectorDirector45,00065,00095,000

Audit, Risk & Compliance

19
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Internal AuditorMid16,00024,00034,000
Governance & Controls AnalystMid16,00024,00036,000
Compliance AnalystMid18,00026,00038,000
Risk AnalystMid18,00026,00038,000
IT AuditorSenior24,00035,00050,000
Senior Internal AuditorSenior24,00034,00048,000
Internal Audit ManagerSenior32,00045,00065,000
Risk ManagerSenior32,00045,00065,000
Compliance Manager (Finance)Senior35,00050,00072,000
SOX Compliance ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
Governance & Controls ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Fraud Risk ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
ESG Compliance ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Cyber Risk ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Enterprise Risk ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Audit DirectorDirector50,00072,000105,000
Risk & Controls DirectorDirector50,00072,000105,000
Head of Risk & ComplianceHead55,00080,000120,000
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)Executive75,000110,000160,000

Treasury, Corporate Finance & Investments

18
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Treasury DealerMid16,00024,00036,000
Treasury Operations AnalystMid18,00026,00038,000
Treasury AnalystMid18,00026,00038,000
Investment AnalystMid20,00030,00045,000
Corporate Finance AnalystMid22,00032,00048,000
Private Equity AssociateMid28,00040,00065,000
Senior Treasury AnalystSenior24,00034,00048,000
Cash ManagerSenior28,00040,00058,000
Treasury ManagerSenior32,00045,00065,000
Corporate Finance ManagerSenior35,00052,00075,000
Investment Finance ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Corporate Development ManagerSenior38,00055,00085,000
M&A ManagerSenior38,00055,00085,000
Investor Relations ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Structured Finance ManagerSenior40,00058,00085,000
Head of TreasuryHead45,00065,00095,000
Treasury DirectorDirector50,00072,000105,000
Corporate Development DirectorDirector50,00075,000110,000

Tax & Regulatory

15
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Tax AssociateJunior10,00016,00024,000
Tax AnalystJunior14,00020,00030,000
Tax SpecialistMid18,00028,00038,000
VAT ManagerSenior30,00042,00060,000
Corporate Tax ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
Indirect Tax ManagerSenior35,00050,00075,000
Senior Tax ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Customs & Trade Compliance ManagerSenior35,00052,00078,000
Tax Technology ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Global Mobility Tax ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Transfer Pricing ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
International Tax ManagerSenior40,00058,00085,000
Head of TaxHead45,00065,00095,000
Tax DirectorDirector50,00072,000105,000
Regional Tax DirectorDirector55,00080,000120,000

Finance Systems, ERP & Transformation

20
RoleSeniorityMinMidMax
Graduate Finance AnalystJunior9,00013,00018,000
Finance Data AnalystMid18,00028,00040,000
Finance BI AnalystMid20,00030,00045,000
Finance AI AnalystMid22,00032,00048,000
ERP Finance SpecialistMid24,00035,00050,000
Finance Transformation ConsultantMid24,00035,00050,000
SAP FICO ConsultantSenior32,00048,00070,000
Oracle Finance ConsultantSenior32,00048,00070,000
Finance PMO ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
Finance Systems ManagerSenior35,00050,00072,000
EPM Consultant (Anaplan/Hyperion)Senior35,00052,00078,000
Workday Finance ConsultantSenior35,00052,00078,000
Oracle ERP ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Finance Automation ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
SAP Finance ManagerSenior38,00055,00080,000
Finance Transformation ManagerSenior40,00058,00085,000
SAP S/4HANA Finance LeadSenior40,00058,00085,000
AI Finance Solutions ManagerSenior40,00058,00085,000
Finance Business Transformation DirectorDirector55,00080,000120,000
ERP Transformation DirectorDirector55,00080,000120,000
All salaries are in AED / month

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