Highest paying jobs in Dubai and the UAE
Ranked by the salary the employer actually publishes — no estimates, no ranges we invented. Wondering what your role should pay? Check the UAE salary statistics or the full 2026 salary guides.
1. Staff Software Engineer, People Products
Anthropic
USD 1,238,630/mo
2. Data Scientist, Core Experimentation
OpenAI
USD 1,192,750/mo
3. Chief of Staff Director, Product
Affirm
USD 1,123,020/mo
4. Technical Cyber Threat Investigator
Anthropic
USD 1,064,300/mo
5. Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Ban Evasion & Recidivism
Anthropic
USD 1,045,950/mo
6. Senior Manager, Talent Management
Affirm
USD 899,150/mo
7. Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering Platform
Coinbase
USD 803,363/mo
8. Key Account Manager
Affirm
USD 789,050/mo
9. Senior Analyst, Compliance Technology
Coinbase
USD 722,256/mo
10. Project Manager - Luxury Villa / Office Fit Outs - Dubai
Michael Page — Dubai
AED 660,000/mo
11. Compensation Lead
Affirm
USD 631,240/mo
12. B2G Partnership Sales Manager, MEA - EdTech/Government Services
Michael Page — Dubai
AED 528,000/mo
13. Senior Sales Manager - EdTech/Governmental Services
Michael Page — Dubai
AED 528,000/mo
14. Legal Counsel - Commercial & Technology
Michael Page — Abu Dhabi
AED 504,000/mo
15. Senior IT Automation Engineer
Coinbase
USD 491,413/mo
16. Marketing Communications Manager - Investment Firm/SaaS
Michael Page — Dubai
AED 480,000/mo
17. Business Development Consultant (Tech)
Michael Page — Dubai
AED 264,000/mo
18. Finance Manager
Michael Page — Dubai
AED 264,000/mo
19. Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Anthropic
USD 260,708/mo
20. Research Engineer, Model Evaluations
Anthropic
USD 259,959/mo
21. Research Engineer, Universes
Anthropic
USD 259,958/mo
22. Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Anthropic
USD 259,958/mo
23. Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Anthropic
USD 259,958/mo
24. Finance Manager
Michael Page — Dubai
AED 216,000/mo
25. Strategic Project Manager (Remote)
Jobs Ai — Dubai
AED 168,458/mo
26. Strategic Project Manager (Legal) - Remote
Hire Feed — Dubai
AED 168,333/mo
27. Strategic Project Manager (Finance) - Remote
Jobs Ai — Dubai
AED 168,216/mo
28. Strategic Project Manager (Remote)
Jobs Ai — Dubai
AED 168,215/mo
29. Strategic Project Manager (Finance) - Remote
Hire Feed — Dubai
AED 168,208/mo
30. Strategic Project Manager (Finance) - Remote
Hire Feed — Dubai
AED 168,208/mo