Software Engineer salary in Dubai
The median reported base salary for a software engineer in the UAE is AED 9,230 a month, with the top quarter of respondents at AED 17,710 or above — from 176 salary profiles.
Median
AED 9,230
per month · $2,515
AED 110,760 a year
75th percentile
AED 17,710
per month · $4,826
+92% over the median
How it compares in Technology
Among the 3 technology roles with enough reported data to publish, software engineer ranks #2 by median pay. The gap between the median and the 75th percentile is 92%, 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, software engineer pays 18% above the typical figure. On annual terms that is AED 110,760 at the median and AED 212,520 at the 75th percentile, before allowances.
On the data itself: 176 people reported pay for this role, which is a mid-sized sample for this guide — enough to be indicative, not enough to be precise.
Roles that pay similarly
- Data Scientist / ML EngineerAED 9,650 median
- Data AnalystAED 5,920 median
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