Finance & Accounting Salaries in UAE (2026)
Verified pay benchmarks for finance & accounting roles in UAE. 39 salary bands across 6 seniority levels, built from primary sources and refreshed quarterly.
Finance & Accounting pay in UAE, by seniority
Finance & Accounting pay in UAE spans a wide band, from Finance Analyst roles up to Finance C-Suite positions. Every figure below is a median monthly total fixed pay drawn from the 39 verified bands Tenure holds for finance & accounting in UAE, each anchored to primary sources. See how the Pay Index is built.
| Level | Median (/mo) | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| C-Suite | AED 140k | 2 bands |
| Director | AED 77k | 13 bands |
| Senior Manager | AED 64k | 2 bands |
| Manager | AED 45k | 20 bands |
| Consultant | AED 23k | 1 band |
| Analyst | AED 20k | 1 band |
Monthly total fixed pay, the figure a Gulf employer quotes per month, before bonus. The full level and employer-tier split is on the Finance & Accounting Pay Index for Tenure Pro members.
Finance & Accounting salaries by role in UAE
What each level earns, from the 2 best-evidenced roles in UAE.
Finance Director salary in UAE
AED 77k /mo medianThe median monthly pay for Finance Director roles in UAE is AED 77k a month, ranging from AED 63k to AED 114k across 13 verified bands. Total fixed monthly pay, before bonus.
Finance Manager salary in UAE
AED 45k /mo medianThe median monthly pay for Finance Manager roles in UAE is AED 45k a month, ranging from AED 18k to AED 59k across 20 verified bands. Total fixed monthly pay, before bonus.
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Total cash, firm-tier analysis, and the role-by-role progression for finance & accounting in UAE. Every band anchored to primary sources.
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