AML / Compliance Officer salary in Dubai
The median reported base salary for a aml / compliance officer in the UAE is AED 9,800 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 16,200 or above — from 84 salary profiles.
Median
AED 9,800
per month · $2,670
AED 117,600 a year
75th percentile
AED 16,200
per month · $4,414
+65% over the median
Payscale does not report AML / compliance officer pay separately: these figures cover all compliance officer roles in the UAE. They are the same data as the compliance officer salary page.
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How it compares in Legal & Compliance
It is the only legal & compliance role with enough reported data to publish, so there is nothing to rank it against here. The gap between the median and the 75th percentile is 65%, which is roughly what experience, employer size and negotiation are worth in this role.
Against every role in this guide, whose medians centre on AED 7,830 a month, aml / compliance officer pays 25% above the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 117,600 at the median and AED 194,400 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.
On the data itself: 84 people reported pay for this role, which is a mid-sized sample for this guide — enough to be indicative, not enough to be precise.
What moves AML / compliance officer pay in the UAE
- AML specialism. Transaction monitoring, investigations and sanctions screening are paid above general compliance.
- Regulator and sector. Banks, exchange houses and payment firms regulated by CBUAE, DFSA or FSRA pay most.
- Certifications. CAMS and ICA qualifications are frequently requested.
Beyond the base salary
Offers usually include basic salary, housing and transport allowances, medical cover, flights and a bonus at financial institutions.
Where the AML / compliance officer jobs are
Banks, exchange houses, payment firms, fintechs, real estate brokers, precious-metals dealers and corporate service providers — all of which have AML obligations under UAE law.
Also advertised as: AML Analyst, Transaction Monitoring Analyst, MLRO, Financial Crime Compliance Officer, KYC Analyst.
Questions about AML / compliance officer pay
Are AML officers paid differently from compliance officers in the UAE?
Specialist AML roles in banks can pay more, but the source does not separate them — the figures on this page are for compliance officers in general.
What is goAML?
The UAE Financial Intelligence Unit’s reporting platform for suspicious transaction reports. Experience using it is valued in AML roles.
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