Dubai
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United Arab Emirates · Tech Hub
Dubai is a global business hub with zero income tax, making it attractive for high earners. The city hosts many regional headquarters and has a growing tech and fintech sector.
Median Salary
$40,000.00
CoL Index
68.00
Population
3,478,300
Timezone
Asia/Dubai
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
68.00
Rent
65.00
Groceries
55.00
Restaurants
52.00
Transport
42.00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $138,092.00 | $131,187.00 | $100,431.00 | $238,523.00 |
| Engineering Manager | $109,846.00 | $104,353.00 | $84,738.00 | $156,923.00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $100,431.00 | $95,409.00 | $69,046.00 | $156,923.00 |
| Cloud Architect | $97,292.00 | $92,427.00 | $72,185.00 | $141,231.00 |
| Tech Lead | $97,292.00 | $92,427.00 | $72,185.00 | $138,092.00 |
| ML Engineer | $87,877.00 | $83,483.00 | $62,769.00 | $131,815.00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $84,738.00 | $80,501.00 | $59,631.00 | $125,538.00 |
| Security Engineer | $81,600.00 | $77,520.00 | $57,748.00 | $122,400.00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $81,600.00 | $77,520.00 | $56,492.00 | $125,538.00 |
| Product Manager | $81,600.00 | $77,520.00 | $56,492.00 | $125,538.00 |
| Data Scientist | $78,462.00 | $74,538.00 | $53,354.00 | $119,262.00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $78,462.00 | $74,538.00 | $55,237.00 | $119,262.00 |
| Data Engineer | $75,323.00 | $71,556.00 | $51,471.00 | $116,123.00 |
| Software Engineer | $75,323.00 | $71,556.00 | $53,354.00 | $116,123.00 |
| Backend Developer | $72,185.00 | $68,575.00 | $50,215.00 | $109,846.00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $70,302.00 | $66,786.00 | $48,960.00 | $106,708.00 |
| Mobile Developer | $69,046.00 | $65,593.00 | $47,077.00 | $105,452.00 |
| Frontend Developer | $65,908.00 | $62,612.00 | $45,194.00 | $100,431.00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $62,769.00 | $59,630.00 | $42,683.00 | $94,154.00 |
| QA Engineer | $53,354.00 | $50,686.00 | $36,406.00 | $78,462.00 |