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
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.
Roles that pay similarly
- Sales ManagerAED 11,560 median
- Key Account ManagerAED 12,070 median
- Account ManagerAED 9,940 median
- Sales Executive (B2B)AED 4,040 median
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