Financial Analyst salary in Dubai

The median reported base salary for a financial analyst in the UAE is AED 7,980 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 16,910 or above — from 146 salary profiles.

Median

AED 7,980

per month · $2,174

AED 95,760 a year

75th percentile

AED 16,910

per month · $4,608

+112% over the median

146 reported salaries·Retrieved September 2026·Source: Payscale

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How it compares in Finance & Banking

Among the 9 finance & banking roles with enough reported data to publish, financial analyst ranks #5 by median pay. The gap between the median and the 75th percentile is 112%, 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, financial analyst pays 2% above the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 95,760 at the median and AED 202,920 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.

On the data itself: 146 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 financial analyst pay in the UAE

  • Where the analysis goes. FP&A analysts who build the budget and forecasts that management uses earn more than those preparing standard reports.
  • Modelling and tools. Strong Excel modelling plus Power BI, SQL or Python moves a financial analyst into the higher-paid, more commercial roles.
  • Sector. Investment, banking, sovereign and family-office roles pay well above analyst roles in trading or retail companies.

Beyond the base salary

Offers are usually basic plus housing and transport allowances, medical insurance and annual leave flights, with a bonus that varies from token amounts in corporates to a meaningful share of pay in investment firms.

Where the financial analyst jobs are

Corporate FP&A teams in multinationals, real estate developers and retail groups hire most analysts. Banks, asset managers and investment firms in DIFC and ADGM hire fewer but pay more, and usually expect CFA progress or an investment background.

Also advertised as: FP&A Analyst, Business Analyst (Finance), Investment Analyst, Budget Analyst, Commercial Analyst.

Questions about financial analyst pay

Does the CFA increase financial analyst salaries in the UAE?

Mostly in investment roles — asset management, private equity, banking — where it is often requested. In corporate FP&A, modelling skill and business partnering matter more than the CFA.

Is a financial analyst in Dubai the same as FP&A?

Often, in corporates. In banks and investment firms the title can mean credit, equity or investment analysis, which is a different job with a different pay structure.

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