Job offer checker
Type in the offer to see the real monthly and yearly package, how much of it is basic salary, and anything below the UAE Labour Law minimums. Add a second offer to compare them side by side.
Runs on your phone. Nothing you type is uploaded or saved: the numbers are gone when you close the page. Only the ticks in the "before you sign" list are kept, in this browser on this device.
Good to know
The basic wage does not include allowances (Labour Law, Art. 1). Your end-of-service gratuity is worked out on your last basic wage (Art. 51), and job loss insurance pays 60% of your average basic salary. Two offers with the same total can leave you with very different gratuity.
The MOHRE job offer sets out your terms. Once both sides sign it, it is registered with MOHRE as a binding employment contract, and the contract must be based on it (u.ae). Read it before you sign, not after you land.
The law forbids employers from charging workers recruitment and employment fees, directly or indirectly (Art. 6). Health insurance for private sector workers is mandatory in every emirate, bought by the employer (MOHRE).
They are only allowed if the job gives you access to clients or business secrets, must be limited in time, place and type of work, and cannot last more than 2 years after the contract ends (Art. 10).
Sources, all checked on 27 October 2026: Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations, as published on u.ae: Art. 1 (basic wage excludes allowances), Art. 6(4) (no recruitment fees charged to the worker), Art. 9 (probation up to 6 months; employer gives 14 days' written notice; a worker moving to another UAE employer gives 1 month, leaving the UAE 14 days), Art. 10 (non-compete: up to 2 years, limited in time, place and type of work; void if the employer ends the contract unlawfully), Art. 17 (8 hours a day or 48 a week), Art. 19 (overtime up to 2 hours a day, at least 25% extra on the basic wage, 50% between 10 pm and 4 am), Art. 21 (at least one paid rest day a week), Art. 29 (30 days' leave a year after one year; 2 days a month between 6 months and 1 year; part-time by hours worked), Art. 43 (notice of 30 to 90 days), Art. 51 (gratuity on the last basic wage: 21 days a year for the first 5 years, 30 days after), Art. 67 (a month is 30 days); u.ae, "Employment contracts: duration and models in the private sector" (updated 12 Aug 2026) and "Job offers and the employment process" (updated 14 Oct 2026); MOHRE news, 16 Dec 2024 (health insurance mandatory for private sector workers in all emirates; the northern emirates from 1 Jan 2025; bought by the employer); job loss insurance figures as on our /job-loss page (60% of basic, category 1 up to AED 16,000 basic, caps AED 10,000 and AED 20,000). Some sectors and jobs have exceptions: check with MOHRE. This is general information, not legal advice.