Tenure Pay Index, Real Estate & Construction
Real Estate & Construction pay in the Gulf, every number with a paper trail.
Verified compensation across real estate & construction in the Gulf. Built from primary sources, refreshed every quarter.
Calibrated pay
What Real Estate & Construction 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.
Development & Design
| Level | Standard | Strong | Exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Development Officer2 verified sources | |||
| Executive Director, Development & Design3 verified sources | |||
| Director of Development / Design / Urban Planning4 verified sources | |||
| Senior Development / Design Manager6 verified sources | |||
| Development / Design Manager7 verified sources | |||
| Urban Planning / Sustainability Manager7 verified sources |
Construction & Project Management
| Level | Standard | Strong | Exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Projects Officer2 verified sources | |||
| Programme Director / Project Delivery3 verified sources | |||
| Project / Commercial / Procurement Director9 verified sources | |||
| Senior Project / Commercial Manager9 verified sources | |||
| Project / Construction Manager28 verified sources | |||
| Contracts / Claims / MEP Manager16 verified sources |
Real Estate / Asset & Sales
| Level | Standard | Strong | Exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Commercial Officer2 verified sources | |||
| Executive Director, Sales & Asset Management4 verified sources | |||
| Director of Sales / Asset Management / Leasing4 verified sources | |||
| Senior Asset / Facilities Manager3 verified sources | |||
| Asset / Property / Facilities Manager11 verified sources | |||
| Leasing / Sales Manager5 verified sources |
Development & Design
| Level | Standard | Strong | Exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Development Officer2 verified sources | |||
| Executive Director, Development & Design3 verified sources | |||
| Director of Development / Design / Urban Planning4 verified sources | |||
| Senior Development / Design Manager6 verified sources | |||
| Development / Design Manager7 verified sources | |||
| Urban Planning / Sustainability Manager7 verified sources |
Construction & Project Management
| Level | Standard | Strong | Exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Projects Officer2 verified sources | |||
| Programme Director / Project Delivery3 verified sources | |||
| Project / Commercial / Procurement Director9 verified sources | |||
| Senior Project / Commercial Manager9 verified sources | |||
| Project / Construction Manager28 verified sources | |||
| Contracts / Claims / MEP Manager16 verified sources |
Real Estate / Asset & Sales
| Level | Standard | Strong | Exceptional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Commercial Officer2 verified sources | |||
| Executive Director, Sales & Asset Management4 verified sources | |||
| Director of Sales / Asset Management / Leasing4 verified sources | |||
| Senior Asset / Facilities Manager3 verified sources | |||
| Asset / Property / Facilities Manager11 verified sources | |||
| Leasing / Sales Manager5 verified sources |
The calibrated ranges are part of Tenure Pro. Unlock the full base range, floor to median to top, for every rung across Standard, Strong, and Exceptional, with source counts, in UAE and Saudi.
Monthly base salary. Calibrated from Tenure’s verified pay data, refreshed quarterly. Bonus and allowances are not included.
Market movement · Real Estate & Construction
Where pay held steady 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.
Saudi Arabia
Pay held broadly flat across 17 comparable survey series into 2026.
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