Junior Accountant salary in Dubai

The median reported base salary for a junior accountant in the UAE is AED 2,980 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 4,180 or above — from 58 salary profiles.

Median

AED 2,980

per month · $812

AED 35,760 a year

75th percentile

AED 4,180

per month · $1,139

+40% over the median

58 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, junior accountant ranks #9 by median pay. The gap between the median and the 75th percentile is 40%, 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, junior accountant pays 62% below the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 35,760 at the median and AED 50,160 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.

On the data itself: 58 people reported pay for this role, which is one of the smaller samples in this guide, so treat the figure as a rough marker rather than a benchmark.

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