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Tenure Pay Index, Human Resources

Human Resources pay in the Gulf, every number with a paper trail.

Verified compensation across human resources in the Gulf. Built from primary sources, refreshed every quarter.

79 verified sourcesRefreshed last month

Calibrated pay

What Human Resources pays, from the market floor to the top.

The calibrated base range for every level, from floor to mid to top, split three ways by employer calibre: Standard, Strong, and Exceptional. It shows where pay sits, not a rating of any person. Base salary only.

HR Business Partnering

Human Resources HR Business Partnering calibrated base-pay range (floor, median, top) by employer-calibre tier (Standard, Strong, Exceptional), UAE
LevelStandardStrongExceptional
Chief HR Officer (CHRO)2 verified sources
VP Human Resources3 verified sources
HR Director5 verified sources
HR Business Partner5 verified sources
HR Manager6 verified sources
HR Generalist / Officer18 verified sources

Talent Acquisition

Human Resources Talent Acquisition calibrated base-pay range (floor, median, top) by employer-calibre tier (Standard, Strong, Exceptional), UAE
LevelStandardStrongExceptional
Head of Talent Acquisition2 verified sources
Talent Acquisition Manager3 verified sources
Recruitment Manager4 verified sources
Talent Acquisition Specialist4 verified sources

Reward & HR Operations

Human Resources Reward & HR Operations calibrated base-pay range (floor, median, top) by employer-calibre tier (Standard, Strong, Exceptional), UAE
LevelStandardStrongExceptional
Head of Reward & Shared Services2 verified sources
Compensation & Benefits Manager8 verified sources
Employee Relations / HR Ops Manager27 verified sources
Reward / HR Ops Analyst3 verified sources

Learning & Org Development

Human Resources Learning & Org Development calibrated base-pay range (floor, median, top) by employer-calibre tier (Standard, Strong, Exceptional), UAE
LevelStandardStrongExceptional
Head of L&D / OD / Culture2 verified sources
Organisational Development Manager3 verified sources
Learning & Development Manager15 verified sources
L&D / OD Specialist3 verified sources

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Monthly base salary. Calibrated from Tenure’s verified pay data, refreshed quarterly. Bonus and allowances are not included.

Market movement · Human Resources

How pay in this sector moved into the latest edition

Comparable series means the same role in the same independent survey edition, year to year. Reprinted, unchanged tables count as series but never as movement. A market shows a figure only where its own measured series support one. The figures below compare the latest edition against the previous comparable one. The history chart covers the earlier years behind the bands.

  • Saudi Arabia

    Across 16 comparable survey series into 2026, 14 moved. Typical move: +5.4%.

    History: 2022 to 2025 across 64 observed points from independent survey editions.

The year-by-year history chart is a Pro feature: Saudi Arabia median pay 2022 to 2025, one dot per year, from the same editions behind the Pay Index. Unlock with Tenure Pro

Year-by-year human resources salary trends

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