Data and AI salaries in United Arab Emirates
The median lead Data and AI salary in United Arab Emirates is AED 192,000 per year, with the market band from AED 84,000 to AED 306,000 (gulftalent.com, 2026-08-30).
By seniority
lead (Low quality data)
- P25
- AED 84,000
- Median
- AED 192,000
- P75
- AED 306,000
- per month
- AED 16,000
About AED 16,000 per month at the median.
Closest published lead title is Senior Data Engineer. GulfTalent UAE page, updated Aug 2026, n=18 (small sample, hence Low). P25/P50/P75 mapped to published lowest/average/highest.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- AED 24,000
- Median
- AED 120,000
- P75
- AED 240,000
- per month
- AED 10,000
About AED 10,000 per month at the median.
Closest published title is Data Scientist (no separate senior data scientist page exists). GulfTalent UAE page, updated Aug 2026, n=22. P25/P50/P75 mapped to published lowest/average/highest.
Sources for these numbers
- https://www.gulftalent.com/uae/salaries/senior-data-engineer
- https://www.gulftalent.com/uae/salaries/data-scientist
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