🇦🇪 Quantity Surveyor Salary Guide — UAE
AED · Annual · Trainee to Commercial Director · 2026
The UAE is a major destination for Quantity Surveyors, with salaries typically quoted tax-free — so the figures below are close to actual take-home pay. Compensation ranges widely by employer: smaller contractors pay less, while international consultancies, PMCs, client-side roles and flagship projects pay towards the top. Ranges are indicative annual amounts in UAE dirhams.
Data source: Live job ad audit · Validated June 2026 · Indicative only
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Gross salary
Low endAED 36,000/yr
High endAED 72,000/yr
Tax-free income — no deductions on salary
Post-tax
Take-home rangeAED 36k – AED 72k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
Social Security
VAT
Gross salary
Low endAED 48,000/yr
High endAED 96,000/yr
Tax-free income — no deductions on salary
Post-tax
Take-home rangeAED 48k – AED 96k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
Social Security
VAT
Gross salary
Low endAED 96,000/yr
High endAED 216,000/yr
Tax-free income — no deductions on salary
Post-tax
Take-home rangeAED 96k – AED 216k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
Social Security
VAT
Gross salary
Low endAED 120,000/yr
High endAED 400,000/yr
Tax-free income — no deductions on salary
Post-tax
Take-home rangeAED 120k – AED 400k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
Social Security
VAT
Gross salary
Low endAED 180,000/yr
High endAED 480,000/yr
Tax-free income — no deductions on salary
Post-tax
Take-home rangeAED 180k – AED 480k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
Social Security
VAT
Gross salary
Low endAED 300,000/yr
High endAED 660,000/yr
Tax-free income — no deductions on salary
Post-tax
Take-home rangeAED 300k – AED 660k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
Social Security
VAT
Gross salary
Low endAED 300,000/yr
High endAED 720,000/yr
Tax-free income — no deductions on salary
Post-tax
Take-home rangeAED 300k – AED 720k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
Social Security
VAT
Gross salary
Low endAED 420,000/yr
High endAED 960,000/yr
Tax-free income — no deductions on salary
Post-tax
Take-home rangeAED 420k – AED 960k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
Social Security
VAT
UAE salary note: UAE QS salaries vary widely. Smaller contractors may pay below these ranges, while international consultancies, PMCs, client-side employers and major projects pay towards the higher end.
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