GCC pay and conditions for Australian-qualified professionals

What published 2026 figures say about pay in Dubai and the UAE, in dirhams and Australian dollars, and how it compares with staying in Australia. Choose your field.

Allied healthPublished figures for physiotherapists in the UAE run from about AED 5,500 to AED 20,000 a month (AUD 2,150–7,850) [1]. Most guides cluster around AED 9,000–12,000 (AUD 3,550–4,700).
EngineeringPublished figures put the average civil engineer in Dubai at AED 8,500–12,000 a month (AUD 3,350–4,700) [1]. Advertised junior roles can start much lower [2].
Accounting and commerceNewly qualified accountants in the UAE are commonly benchmarked at AED 14,000–22,000 a month (AUD 5,500–8,650), and finance managers at around AED 20,000–27,000 (AUD 7,850–10,600) [1][2].
Supply chainAnalyst, compliance and manager roles in the UAE are benchmarked at AED 12,000–28,000 a month (AUD 4,700–11,000) [1].