In Dubai/UAE, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) officers are not as many as accountants or finance professionals, but there is a sizeable number of them working for various companies. The salaries of these professionals vary depending on amount of experience and the type of a company they work for. The highest paid professionals are those who work for oil and gas industries, also those who work for the stock market.
For you to become an M&E officer in Dubai, you have to pursue Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, project management& Planning or health related courses. After you have completed training, you join the industry as a trainee.
The average salaries of M&E officer in UAE is as follows
| M&E professional | Salary per sector (AED) | |||
| Environment | Health | Oil and Gas | Government | |
| M&E Trainee | 3,000 | 4,600 | 7,000 | 3,500 |
| M&E Officer | 9,000 | 10,000 | 18,000 | 12,500 |
| M&E Manager | 15,000 | 17,000 | 25,000 | 20,000 |
If you possess a masters degree in project planning & management or M&E, chances of earning above AED 15,000 are almost 100 %.But mostly, here in UAE,most employers prefer work experience to more and more certificates.
