The United Arab Emirates is a federation of emirates made up of Abu Dhabi (with 80% of the area), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain. Though completely different from the Philippines with its hot climate and sandy environment, it has become a second home to almost 100,000 Filipinos who are working for their loved ones.
Here is OFWGuide.com's salary survey for those planning to work in this country. Check out also our archive article : UAE Unmasked for a complete country profile.
The exchange rate featured for this article was taken last Sept. 02, 2004
UAE SALARY RATES
Position
Salary (UAE Dirham (AED) )
Salary (Php@ 15.29:1)
Senior Officer-Environmental Management
6,300
96,327
Environmental Officer- Monitoring and Data Modeling
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