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              My Salary

              Welcome to My Salary, where The National explores how people earn and manage their money

              A new unified salary deadline in the UAE has led to increased spending in the first week of June. Photo: Delores Johnson / The National

              UAE exchange houses and banks record rise in salary processing

              MoneyJune 10, 2026
              HR professionals advise employees to have a conversation with the company rather than jumping the gun. Photo: Headway / Unsplash

              What to do if your UAE salary is late: Rights and recourse under new rules

              MoneyMay 29, 2026
              Kate Pribytkova, operations director at self.space, an AI photo studio in Al Quoz, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

              'I save 70% of my income – all of it going towards buying our first home'

              MoneyMay 22, 2026
              Yury Troshin is the general manager, as well as being a qualified, professional sailing instructor, at Wind Rises Sailing Experience in Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

              'I earn Dh20,000 a month sailing but can't really save’

              MoneyMay 10, 2026
              Aya Hassan works as a professional in public relations. Photo: Aya Hassan

              'I save up to 90% of my earnings - here's how I do it'

              MoneyApril 17, 2026
              Ushma Dharod had to take a step back from entrepreneurship during the pandemic. Chris Whiteoak / The National

              'I save around Dh5,000 every month by planning my expenses'

              MoneyFebruary 17, 2026
              Adilet Chynystanov owns three properties in the UAE and aspires to have a bigger portfolio that generates considerable passive income. Victor Besa / The National

              ‘From not knowing English at my first job, I now earn Dh200,000 a month'

              MoneyJanuary 14, 2026
              Salary structures in the UAE can be complex. Antonie Robertson / The National

              The biggest salary mistakes people make in the UAE

              MoneyJanuary 03, 2026
              My Salary Alok Kumar, founder, RuDo Wealth. Antonie Robertson/The National

              ‘I earn less as an entrepreneur but value long-term equity’

              MoneyDecember 30, 2025
              Jay Adrian Tolentino says financial coaching has given him far better returns than any other asset class. Victor Besa / The National

              ‘I aim to retire by 55 or sooner by investing in index funds’

              MoneyDecember 16, 2025
              Hemant Mundhra has considerable savings because of spending 28 years working in the UAE, investment returns and yields from properties in India. Antonie Robertson / The National

              'From Dh8,000 in my first job to earning Dh40,000 as a start-up founder’

              MoneyDecember 02, 2025
              Aditya Gupta, operations manager at a UAE-based start-up, took a lower salary for higher equity in the company. Photo: Alaan

              ‘I'm 26 and earn around Dh18,000 a month at a start-up’

              MoneyNovember 18, 2025
              Many Gen Z candidates want a top-tier role immediately after graduating, which can lead to misalignment with employers, recruiters say. Getty Images

              Recruiters in UAE warn young people against leaning solely on AI to create CVs

              MoneyNovember 08, 2025
              Wasim Ahmed says property and gold are the only asset classes he invests in. Photo: Banke International Properties

              'I earn up to Dh100,000 a month in property sales'

              MoneyNovember 04, 2025
              On average, 37 new agents enter the Dubai property market every day. Getty Images

              Dubai real estate firms increase hiring of brokers, but retention remains weak

              MoneyOctober 30, 2025
              The skills and experience of many people coming to the UAE fail to match employers' requirements, said Cooper Fitch. Chris Whiteoak / The National

              UAE employees face salary contraction as competition from new residents rises

              MoneyOctober 29, 2025
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