Project Engineer salary in Dubai

The median reported base salary for a project engineer in the UAE is AED 7,800 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 12,020 or above — from 183 salary profiles.

Median

AED 7,800

per month · $2,125

AED 93,600 a year

75th percentile

AED 12,020

per month · $3,275

+54% over the median

183 reported salaries·Retrieved September 2026·Source: Payscale

How it compares in Engineering & Construction

Among the 5 engineering & construction roles with enough reported data to publish, project engineer ranks #1 by median pay. The gap between the median and the 75th percentile is 54%, 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, project engineer pays almost exactly the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 93,600 at the median and AED 144,240 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.

On the data itself: 183 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.

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