A person working as an Artificial Intelligence Developer in United Arab Emirates typically earns around 23,300 AED per month. Salaries range from 11,900 AED (lowest) to 35,900 AED (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Artificial Intelligence Developer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Artificial Intelligence Developer salaries in United Arab Emirates range from 11,900 AED per month (minimum salary) to 35,900 AED per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 22,800 AED per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Artificial Intelligence Developer(s) are earning less than 22,800 AED while the other half are earning more than 22,800 AED. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Artificial Intelligence Developer(s) are earning less than 15,600 AED while 75% of them are earning more than 15,600 AED. Also from the diagram, 75% of Artificial Intelligence Developer(s) are earning less than 28,800 AED while 25% are earning more than 28,800 AED.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Artificial Intelligence Developer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
An Artificial Intelligence Developer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 13,300 AED per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 17,400 AED per month, 31% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 24,400 AED per month, 40% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Artificial Intelligence Developer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 29,300 AED per month, 20% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 31,800 AED per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 34,300 AED per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 13,300 AED | |
2 - 5 Years | +31% | 17,400 AED |
5 - 10 Years | +40% | 24,400 AED |
10 - 15 Years | +20% | 29,300 AED |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 31,800 AED |
20+ Years | +8% | 34,300 AED |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Artificial Intelligence Developer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Certificate or Diploma, the average salary of an Artificial Intelligence Developer is 15,200 AED per month.
While someone with a Bachelor's Degree gets a salary of 22,900 AED per month, 50% more than someone having a Certificate or Diploma degree.
A Master's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 34,000 AED per month, 48% more than someone with a Bachelor's Degree.
Certificate or Diploma | 15,200 AED | |
Bachelor's Degree | +50% | 22,900 AED |
Master's Degree | +48% | 34,000 AED |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in United Arab Emirates costs anywhere from 97,900 UAE Dirham(s) to 294,000 UAE Dirham(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support the thoery. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
If you can afford the costs of higher education, the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Artificial Intelligence Developer employees in United Arab Emirates earn 8% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 24,300 AED | |
Female | -8% | 22,400 AED |
Artificial Intelligence Developer(s) in United Arab Emirates are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 12% every 20 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 8% granted to employees every 17 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 2% | |
Energy | 4% | |
Information Technology | 6% | |
Healthcare | 8% | |
Travel | 1% | |
Construction | 3% | |
Education | 5% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in United Arab Emirates for the year 2022. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
An Artificial Intelligence Developer is considered to be a high bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
20% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 80% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 6% to 8% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 80% | |
No Bonus | 20% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Artificial Intelligence Developer is 35% more than that of Other IT. Also, Other IT salaries are 12% less than those of Information Technology.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Applications System Specialist | 16,600 AED | ![]() |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Specialist | 22,700 AED | ![]() |
Artificial Intelligence Developer | 23,300 AED | ![]() |
Blockchain Associate | 19,600 AED | ![]() |
Blockchain Developer | 16,900 AED | ![]() |
Computer Animator | 17,100 AED | ![]() |
Computer Hardware Engineer | 15,700 AED | ![]() |
Computer Operator | 13,500 AED | ![]() |
Computer Technician | 14,600 AED | ![]() |
Copy Editor | 16,000 AED | ![]() |
Data Center Technician | 16,200 AED | ![]() |
Documentation Specialist | 17,200 AED | ![]() |
Ethical Hacker | 16,700 AED | ![]() |
GIS Analyst | 17,800 AED | ![]() |
Global BI Analyst | 20,300 AED | ![]() |
Hardware Design Engineer | 18,000 AED | ![]() |
Hardware Technician | 14,600 AED | ![]() |
Help Desk Analyst | 17,700 AED | ![]() |
Informatics Optimization Specialist | 19,300 AED | ![]() |
Information Assurance Analyst | 20,600 AED | ![]() |
Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer | 16,700 AED | ![]() |
Information Technology Quality Specialist | 19,000 AED | ![]() |
Information Technology Trainer | 20,700 AED | ![]() |
Interface Designer | 14,800 AED | ![]() |
Microsystems Engineer | 18,600 AED | ![]() |
Numerical Control Programmer | 16,000 AED | ![]() |
Records Manager | 15,700 AED | ![]() |
Scrum Master | 16,000 AED | ![]() |
Software Sales | 17,400 AED | ![]() |
Software Specialist | 16,700 AED | ![]() |
Storage Engineer | 15,700 AED | ![]() |
Systems Engineer | 16,000 AED | ![]() |
Systems Integrator | 18,100 AED | ![]() |
Technical Sales | 19,200 AED | ![]() |
Technical Trainer | 18,900 AED | ![]() |
Technical Writer | 16,900 AED | ![]() |
Tester | 16,300 AED | ![]() |
Usability Engineer | 18,200 AED | ![]() |
User Experience Consultant | 20,800 AED | ![]() |
User Experience Design Expert | 20,500 AED | ![]() |
User Experience Researcher | 21,200 AED | ![]() |
User Interface Designer | 17,900 AED | ![]() |
Video Game Designer | 16,200 AED | ![]() |
Visual Information Specialist | 16,900 AED | ![]() |
Writer and Documentor | 16,300 AED | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Abu Dhabi | 24,900 AED |
Ajman | 22,700 AED |
Al Ain | 23,500 AED |
Dubai | 25,700 AED |
Fujairah | 21,400 AED |
Ras Al Khaimah | 21,900 AED |
Sharjah | 24,100 AED |
Um Al Quiwain | 20,500 AED |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in United Arab Emirates earn 6% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 18,900 AED | |
Public Sector | +6% | 20,100 AED |