Are you looking for a Hospitality Job in Dubai? It would be a wise idea to check the cost of living and salary beforehand. While it is extremely difficult to give a precise figure, the table at the end of the post gives a rough guide to average Salary offered in Dubai in the Hospitality industry.
The salary of a Hotel General Manager in Dubai can range from AED 15,000 to over AED 30,000 a month.
A Corporate executive chef can earn something between AED 20,000 to AED 30,000 a month in Dubai along with various other perquisites.
The Hotel Management professionals find Dubai an extremely attractive destination. The salary, in particular, is for those offered in Dubai to the hotel industry professionals. Please check the lists on this post for an indicative salary range for various positions in Dubai (and in the United Arab Emirates in general) for hotels and restaurants.
Salary for hotel management professionals in Dubai
Most of the Hotel Management salaries mentioned in the table below are based on the extensive research exercise that we undertook and we keep adding data on an evolving basis. This involves online research from various websites like Indeed, Glassdoor, Payscale along with feedback and survey of over 1000 hotel industry professionals in Dubai and over 50 Human Resource professionals from various top hotels.
A similar survey was also carried out for our article on Hotel Industry Salaries in the Maldives. However, the below figures are for indicative purpose only. Kindly also have a look at our definitive guide on Hotel Management Salary for a broader outlook on this subject.
The below figures are indicative based on client research and candidate survey and this SOEG Career and Learning Portal in no way claims the accuracy of the below-average figures. Let’s get started with the tabled lists now.
Food & Beverage Service Department Salary in Dubai
Whether the query is about a Food and Beverage director’s salary in Dubai or that of a waiter’s salary in Dubai or of any other position in the Food & Beverage Service department, we have tried to cover the same in the table below.
These salary ranges are indicative as the hotel industry in Dubai and in the UAE overall is mammoth sized (including RAK, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Ajman). Have a look!
| JOB TITLE | AVERAGE BASIC SALARY (AED) |
| Trainees / Busperson | 600-1,100 |
| Food Server/Waiter/Waitress | 1,000-1,400 |
| Hostess | 1,500- 2,500 |
| Bartender | 1,500- 2,000 |
| Food and Beverage Supervisor / Bar Supervisor | 2,000- 3,000 |
| Banquet Supervisor | 2,000- 3,000 |
| Guest Relation Executive | 2,000- 3,000 |
| Restaurant Manager / Bar Manager / Banquet Manager | 5,000- 8,000 |
| Cafeteria Manager / Outlet Manager | 5,000- 6,500 |
| Assistant Food & Beverage Manager | 6,500-12,000 |
| Food & Beverage Manager | 8,000- 14,000 |
| Assistant Food & Beverage Director | 9,000- 14,500 |
| Food Service Director | 12,500- 20,000 |
- Service charges are extra on top of these salaries and vary depending on the hotel. Service charge depends upon the business of the particular hotel.
- The range is even bigger at times but the above range would hold good for most of the best hotels in Dubai and in UAE along with top restaurants and hospitality organisations.
- Salary in Dubai for Top hospitality job positions like that of Director and Assistant Directors have a huge range and would depend on last drawn salary, departmental budget and salary negotiation skills of the person.
- Additional language skills like Arabic, German, Russian etc. can earn hospitality professionals an additional language allowance in some hotel employers in Dubai.
- The salaries are tax-free and most of the properties provide free accommodation, food, transportation, medical insurance and service charges on top of the fixed salary.
- For a good 5* hotel in Dubai average service charge is approximately AED 200-900/month which is quite a large range and depends on season and occupancy rates.
Food & Beverage Production (Kitchen) Salaries in Dubai
Listed below in the table are positions and salaries for the Kitchen department of hotels and restaurants. This includes chef salary in Dubai, commis chefs remunerations, sous chef salary in Dubai and more positions from the food and beverage production department.
The salary offered differs depending on property and location in Dubai, UAE. The below table provides an indicative range of few positions in the hospitality industry. The salaries are even higher for expatriates from Northern America, Europe.
| JOB TITLE | AVERAGE BASIC SALARY (AED) |
| Commis Chef (II and III) | 1,000-1,800 |
| Commis Chef (I) | 1,500- 3,000 |
| Demi Chef De Partie (DCDP) | 2,500-3,500 |
| Chef de Partie (CDP) | 2,000- 3,000 |
| Sous Chef | 6,000-8,000 |
| Executive Pastry Chef | 7,000 – 14,000 |
| Executive Sous Chef | 9,000- 14,000 |
| Executive Chef | 10,000 – 20,000 |
Front Office / Reservation Departments Salary Range in UAE
Listed below in the table is an indicative salary range for salary in Dubai and in UAE in general for front-office positions in hotels.
We have clubbed reservations for the ease in listing salary ranges.
| JOB TITLE | AVERAGE BASIC SALARY (AED) |
| Receptionist / Guest Service Associate | 1,800- 2,500 |
| Telephone Operator | 1,800- 2,500 |
| Reservation Agent | 1,800- 3,000 |
| Reservation Executive | 3,000- 4,000 |
| Concierge | 1,500-3,500 |
| Head Concierge | 3,500-4,500 |
| Guest Relation Executive | 1,800-3,200 |
| Assistant Front Office Manager | 4,500- 6,500 |
| Duty Manager | 4,000- 6,500 |
| Front Office Manager | 6,000- 8,500 |
| Reservations Manager | 6,000- 10,000 |
Housekeeping Department Job positions Salaries in Dubai
Listed in the table below are the housekeeping salary in Dubai.
We have tried to cover most of the general housekeeping positions in a typical hotel but there are a lot of positions and the post name and designations may vary depending on the hotel.
| JOB TITLE | AVERAGE BASIC SALARY (AED) |
| Public Area Attendant | 1,000-1,400 |
| Room Attendant | 1,000-1,400 |
| Linen Attendant | 1,000-1,400 |
| Laundry Valet | 1,500- 3,000 |
| Housekeeping Supervisor | 1,800- 3,000 |
| Sr. Supervisor-Housekeeping | 2,500-4,000 |
| Assistant Manager Housekeeping | 5,000-6,500 |
| Laundry Manager | 8,000- 12,000 |
| Executive Housekeeper | 9,000-12,000 |
Maintenance Department / Engineering job roles salaries in Dubai
There are multiple types of jobs in the hospitality industry. Check out the average salaries in Dubai for hotel industry professionals in Engineering and Maintenance department in the table below.
Make your most educated guess around the given figure. Additional resources are provided in this article for a more precise knowledge of the salaries.
| JOB TITLE | AVERAGE BASIC SALARY (AED) |
| Plumber | 1,800- 3,500 |
| HVAC Technician | 1,800- 3,500 |
| General Technician | 1,800- 3,500 |
| Electrician | 1,800- 2,500 |
| Maintenance Supervisor | 2,500-4,000 |
| Maintenance Manager | 5,500- 10,000 |
Indicative Salaries in Dubai for other key hospitality positions
Listed in the table below are some of the positions that have been clubbed for easier representation.
These job positions are in no way less important than those mentioned above. On the contrary, the below list includes some of the most important positions of Human Resources and Sales and Marketing. These have been clubbed for the sole purpose of ease in presenting Hotel management salary ranges in Dubai.
Have a look!
| JOB TITLE | AVERAGE BASIC SALARY (AED) |
| Spa Manager | 6000-8,000 |
| Spa Therapist | 2,000-3,500 |
| Sales Executive / Sr. Sales Executive | 3,000- 5,500 |
| Human Resources Officer / Executive | 3,500 – 6,000 |
| Sales Manager | 6,500 – 14,000 |
| Marketing Manager | 7,500 – 14,000 |
| Human Resources Manager | 8,500 – 16,000 |
If you want to check the Hotel management salary in Dubai in USD, Euro or in Indian rupees, you can check the currency conversion websites like Xe to compare these salaries.
Also, there are enough resources on the world wide web to match the salary offered with the cost of living in Dubai. There is an interesting article providing details of the Cost of living in Dubai. If you are looking for hotel jobs, also check our post about Career site of top Hotel Chains Globally.
Hospitality Salary in Dubai for freshers is in line with the starting salary of Hotel industry jobs and starts at around AED 1,200.
The salary for Reservation jobs range between AED 1,500 – AED 12,000 depending on the position (from Assistant to Manager). The figure is quite similar for Accountancy and Engineering Jobs.
Conclusion
Hope you found this information useful to plan your job application process for Dubai or any other place within UAE.
We will be updating this space regularly for more profiles in the table and with the current range of salaries.
These salaries would be updated accordingly in future revisions.
There are a lot more positions in the hospitality industry and every effort has been made to include the key positions.
