Receptionist (Hotel) salary in Dubai

The median reported base salary for a receptionist (hotel) in the UAE is AED 2,500 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 3,600 or above — from 66 salary profiles.

Median

AED 2,500

per month · $681

AED 30,000 a year

75th percentile

AED 3,600

per month · $981

+44% over the median

66 reported salaries·Retrieved September 2026·Source: Payscale

How it compares in Hospitality & Tourism

Among the 2 hospitality & tourism roles with enough reported data to publish, receptionist (hotel) ranks #1 by median pay. The gap between the median and the 75th percentile is 44%, 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, receptionist (hotel) pays 68% below the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 30,000 at the median and AED 43,200 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.

On the data itself: 66 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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