Financial Controller salary in Dubai

The median reported base salary for a financial controller in the UAE is AED 17,620 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 29,100 or above — from 108 salary profiles.

Median

AED 17,620

per month · $4,801

AED 211,440 a year

75th percentile

AED 29,100

per month · $7,929

+65% over the median

108 reported salaries·Retrieved September 2026·Source: Payscale

How it compares in Finance & Banking

Among the 9 finance & banking roles with enough reported data to publish, financial controller ranks #1 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, financial controller pays 125% above the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 211,440 at the median and AED 349,200 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.

On the data itself: 108 people reported pay for this role, which is a mid-sized sample for this guide — enough to be indicative, not enough to be precise.

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