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MENA Salary Guide 2026: Candidate edition

Our Dubai and Riyadh benchmark from six guides, what your years are worth and the whole offer. Free with an Architecture Social account.

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Know what the Gulf pays.

Weigh a Gulf offer against a benchmark built from six guides, not one.

  1. 01The 19-page candidate edition of the MENA guide
  2. 02Our Dubai and Riyadh benchmark, from six guides
  3. 03What your years are worth, from 3 to 15+
  4. 04Saved to Downloads in your member space

How it works

Create a free account, then read or download the guide whenever you need it.

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    Read it on the page

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    Keep it in Downloads

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Why we built it

One benchmark, many sources.

No single pay report covers the region with confidence, so we blended six and show where they disagree. Packages stay in AED and SAR, exactly as published.

Stephen Drew · Founder, Architecture Social

This is for you if…

  • You are an architect or designer thinking about Dubai or Riyadh.

  • You have a Gulf offer and want to know if it is fair.

  • You already work in the region and want to check your package.

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Before you join

  1. 01

    Is the guide really free?

    Yes. The price is £0 and there is no payment step. You need a free Architecture Social account so we can keep your copy in Downloads.

  2. 02

    What is in it?

    Our Dubai and Riyadh benchmark for architecture, interiors and landscape, blended from six published guides, what your years are worth and what to check before you sign. Figures stay in AED and SAR a month, never converted.

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    I hire for a practice. Which edition do I need?

    Practices and HR teams can request the practice edition on the Middle East salary page. We email a private link to your work address.

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