Business Development Manager salary in Dubai

The median reported base salary for a business development manager in the UAE is AED 11,150 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 19,240 or above — from 226 salary profiles.

Median

AED 11,150

per month · $3,038

AED 133,800 a year

75th percentile

AED 19,240

per month · $5,243

+73% over the median

226 reported salaries·Retrieved September 2026·Source: Payscale

How it compares in Sales & Business Development

Among the 5 sales & business development roles with enough reported data to publish, business development manager ranks #3 by median pay. The gap between the median and the 75th percentile is 73%, 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, business development manager pays 42% above the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 133,800 at the median and AED 230,880 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.

On the data itself: 226 people reported pay for this role, which is one of the larger samples in this guide, so the median here is more stable than most.

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