Earning Power

United Arab Emirates—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Department
Department n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Administration/
general management 29 7% 240,000 350,000 468,000 355,288
Consulting 39 9% 297,000 360,000 480,000 383,746
Customer service/
public relations 1 * -- -- -- --
Engineering 64 15% 207,000 252,000 336,000 286,332
Finance 2 * -- -- -- --
Human resources 2 * -- -- -- --
Information technology/
information systems 70 17% 234,000 290,880 350,000 287,266
Operations/manufacturing 12 3% 312,000 372,000 455,580 387,263
Project management
department or PMO 163 39% 240,000 314,400 408,000 327,760
Quality management 10 2% 190,800 283,500 365,000 299,366
Research and development 1 * -- -- -- --
Sales/marketing 9 2% -- -- -- --
Supply chain
management/logistics 4 1% -- -- -- --
Training/education 2 * -- -- -- --
Other 9 2% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Industry
Industry n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Aerospace 7 2% -- -- -- --
Business services 1 * -- -- -- --
Construction 100 24% 240,000 300,000 373,500 317,563
Consulting 42 10% 240,000 306,000 374,515 334,568
Engineering 48 12% 204,000 280,200 380,000 312,006
Financial services 20 5% 281,880 313,200 425,000 345,616
Food and beverage 3 1% -- -- -- --
Government 21 5% 276,000 360,000 450,000 378,771
Healthcare 7 2% -- -- -- --
Information technology 57 14% 200,000 270,000 360,000 282,074
Insurance 1 * -- -- -- --
Legal -- -- -- -- -- --
Manufacturing 13 3% 210,000 300,000 360,000 300,678
Pharmaceuticals -- -- -- -- -- --
Real estate 6 1% -- -- -- --
Resources (agriculture,
mining, etc.) 32 8% 213,209 310,000 444,000 343,073
Telecommunications 19 5% 234,000 336,000 420,000 334,454
Training/education 5 1% -- -- -- --
Utility 8 2% -- -- -- --
Other 27 6% 204,000 297,000 400,000 313,246
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