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What does one hire really cost?

Salary is only part of it. See the true, fully-loaded cost of one employee: visa, Emirates ID, medical, health insurance, gratuity and more. Plan tier, gender, age and marital status change the premium. Edit any figure.

1 · The employee
Health plan tier Silver is anchored to real rates; Bronze is a modelled estimate
Gender drives the insurance premium
Age band
Marital status Abu Dhabi: employer covers employee + dependents
Spouse gender
Spouse age band
Children under 16 to insure billed at the 0–15 band

2 · The package (monthly, AED)

Basic salary

AED

Housing allowance

AED

Transport allowance

AED

Other allowances

AED

3 · Visa & onboarding (one-time, AED)
Work permit / MOHRE labour feesvaries by company category & skill tierAED
Entry permitAED
Medical fitness testAED
Emirates ID (2 yr)AED
Residence visa stampingAED
Typing / PRO / adminAED
Degree attestation if skilled / Cat 1, else 0AED
Recruitment / agency fee about one month's salary if usedAED

4 · Recurring (per year, AED)

Estimate only. Your actual quote varies by provider, group size, age mix and claims history. These are group-scheme rates, so a small SME or a single life will be quoted differently. Validate against a real quote before budgeting.

Health insurance (auto)computed from plan, gender, age & dependents

AED

Annual air ticket

AED

The real cost

Annual salary package—

One-time onboarding—

Health insurance—

Air ticket + gratuity accrualgratuity = 21 days' basic / yr—

True first-year cost

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That's — on top of salary, — in overheads

Ongoing cost, year 2 onward— / year

Get this as a full manpower budget