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Senior Compliance Officer - Financial Crime Compliance

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across uae with 2 recent postings.

In brief

A Senior Compliance Officer - Financial Crime Compliance in the GCC region requires communication, audit, compliance, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening. Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not.

Salary across the GCC

Salary across the GCC

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

Senior Compliance Officer - Financial Crime ComplianceMonthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.
CountryJuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead / Principal
United Arab Emirates14,000 AED24,000 AED37,500 AED52,000 AED
Saudi Arabia13,500 SAR23,000 SAR36,000 SAR49,500 SAR
Qatar14,500 QAR25,500 QAR39,000 QAR54,500 QAR
Kuwait1,150 KWD2,000 KWD3,050 KWD4,250 KWD
Oman1,300 OMR2,200 OMR3,400 OMR4,750 OMR
Bahrain1,200 BHD2,100 BHD3,250 BHD4,500 BHD
Salary breakdown

How Senior Compliance Officer - Financial Crime Compliance 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
+10%
vs 2025
Hiring demand
Medium
roles open now
Remote share
34%
fully or hybrid

By company size

Median compensation varies with headcount.

Startup (<50)20,000
Scale-up (50–500)24,000
Enterprise (500+)31,000

Top-paying industries

Median for this role, ranked by sector.

01Fintech
29,500
02Cloud & SaaS
26,500
03E-commerce
24,000
04Government tech
22,500
05Telecom
20,500

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

Top hiring companies

  • Aventus
  • Aventus Global Talent

Active markets

  • uae
What a Senior Compliance Officer - Financial Crime Compliance does
  • 01

    Warn violators of infractions or penalties.

  • 02

    Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues.

  • 03

    Advise licensees or other individuals or groups concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations.

  • 04

    Prepare reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions.

  • 05

    Report law or regulation violations to appropriate boards or agencies.

  • 06

    Confer with or interview officials, technical or professional specialists, or applicants to obtain information or to clarify facts relevant to licensing decisions.

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