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Chief Marketing Officer

Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across uae with 2 recent postings.

In brief

A Chief Marketing Officer in the GCC region requires Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking. Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. This role is in demand across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Salary across the GCC

Salary across the GCC

Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.

Chief Marketing OfficerMonthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.
CountryJuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead / Principal
United Arab Emirates16,000 AED27,000 AED42,000 AED58,500 AED
Saudi Arabia15,000 SAR26,000 SAR40,000 SAR56,000 SAR
Qatar16,500 QAR28,500 QAR44,000 QAR61,000 QAR
Kuwait1,300 KWD2,200 KWD3,450 KWD4,800 KWD
Oman1,450 OMR2,450 OMR3,850 OMR5,300 OMR
Bahrain1,350 BHD2,350 BHD3,650 BHD5,050 BHD
Salary breakdown

How Chief Marketing Officer pay varies in the UAE

UAE · mid-level · monthly gross in AED

Based on 500 data points · updated June 15, 2026 · How we estimate

Sample size
500
verified reports
Year-over-year
+8%
vs 2025
Hiring demand
Medium
roles open now
Remote share
46%
fully or hybrid

By company size

Median compensation varies with headcount.

Startup (<50)22,500
Scale-up (50–500)27,000
Enterprise (500+)35,000

Top-paying industries

Median for this role, ranked by sector.

01Fintech
33,000
02Cloud & SaaS
30,000
03E-commerce
27,000
04Government tech
25,000
05Telecom
23,000

Estimates modelled from GCC pay surveys and live posting volume — a directional guide, not a live salary feed.

Top hiring companies

  • ELYTS LLC
  • Guildhall Group

Active markets

  • uae
What a Chief Marketing Officer does
  • 01

    Location: Dubai Type: Permanent Salary: AED 80,000

  • 02

    AED 100,000 Per Month

  • 03

    Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.

  • 04

    Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.

  • 05

    Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.

  • 06

    Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.

  • 07

    Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.

  • 08

    Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events.

Country
Seniority level
Based on 14,820 verified salaries across the GCC · Updated monthly