Compliance Officer salary in Dubai
The median reported base salary for a 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
How it compares in Finance & Banking
Among the 9 finance & banking roles with enough reported data to publish, compliance officer ranks #3 by median pay. 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, 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.
Roles that pay similarly
- Relationship Manager (Banking)AED 9,000 median
- Financial AnalystAED 7,980 median
- Internal AuditorAED 7,860 median
- Senior AccountantAED 6,990 median
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