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United Arab Emirates

ExactusPay's United Arab Emirates payroll guide is structured around verified authorities, core payroll references, and practical employer review points.

Typical pay currency: AED

Key facts

Official country name: United Arab Emirates. Capital: Abu Dhabi.

Payroll intelligence

Typical pay currency: AED.

Compliance notes

Country overview

This United Arab Emirates payroll profile focuses on verified employer reference points. Where ExactusPay could confirm the main tax or social-security body, it is listed below. Fields without a reliable confirmation are intentionally left blank.

Key facts

Official country name

United Arab Emirates

Capital

Abu Dhabi

Currency

UAE dirham (AED)

Internet domain

.ae

Payroll intelligence

A structured view of the payroll details employers usually need first, with authority mapping and payroll essentials shown only where ExactusPay could verify them.

Typical pay currency

AED

Tax authority

Federal Tax Authority (FTA)

Social security authority

General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA)

Payroll currency

AED

Coverage note

Federal pension and social-security coverage applies primarily to UAE nationals and GCC nationals covered under the unified protection system.

Employer guidance

Payroll overview

Typical pay currency: AED.

  • Internet domain: .ae

Employment highlights

Tax and social security summary

  • Typical pay currency: AED

Compliance notes

Official country name: United Arab Emirates. Capital: Abu Dhabi.

  • Internet domain: .ae