Quantity Surveyor salary in Dubai

The median reported base salary for a quantity surveyor in the UAE is AED 4,950 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 8,220 or above — from 127 salary profiles.

Median

AED 4,950

per month · $1,349

AED 59,400 a year

75th percentile

AED 8,220

per month · $2,240

+66% over the median

127 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, quantity surveyor ranks #4 by median pay. The gap between the median and the 75th percentile is 66%, 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, quantity surveyor pays 37% below the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 59,400 at the median and AED 98,640 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.

On the data itself: 127 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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