We always wonder if we are in the best jobs we could be in, and one of the criteria, which for some is the most important one, is pay. As the days seem to inch as slowly as possible to the long weekend, we wondered too, and Emolument gave us some answers. Emolument is a salary benchmarking website and collects salary data through user surveys.
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Middle East salaries
| Profession | US$ per/annum | Dhs per/annum |
|---|---|---|
| Legal and Paralegal | 126,000 | 462,420 |
| Airline | 108,000 | 396,360 |
| Financial Services | 105,000 | 385,350 |
| Executive Management and Change | 100,000 | 367,000 |
| Legal Department | 85,000 | 311,950 |
| Energy, Chemicals and Environmental | 78,000 | 286,260 |
UAE salaries
Dubai and Abu Dhabi have fewer respondents specific to the emirates but the figures are slightly different for each. Dubai mirrors overall UAE data with legal professionals getting around $176,000 per annum which is around Dh645,920. Airline professionals lead the pack in Abu Dhabi with a per year salary average of US$125,000 or Dh458,750.
| Profession | US$ per/annum | Dhs per/annum |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Department | 150,000 | 550,500 |
| Legal and Paralegal | 143,000 | 524,810 |
| Financial Services | 115,000 | 422,050 |
| Airline | 102,000 | 374,340 |
| Energy, Chemicals and Environmental | 101,000 | 370,670 |
| Executive Management and Change | 96,000 | 352,320 |
