Originally Posted by
baby_jenie
pila pinaka gamai sweldo if work ka sa dubai airport?
On average, people earn between Dh2k (multiply by 11.8 to get the value in peso) to 4k per month, tax free. Most hotels and restaurants pay between 1k to 2k for receptionists without prior GCC work experience. Not much, but housing, food, uniform, laundry and transportation are usually free (I'd recommend this for first time OFWs who don't want to get shell shocked by the relocation process).
Of course there are other Filipino professionals who get paid 20k and above for specialized work.
Benefits of working in Dubai? Everything you earn is tax free. This is a highly urbanized city with lots of really great shopping centers - there is no way you will get homesick with all the best brands at your fingertips. Filipinos everywhere. You can buy Filipino products anywhere, including in the big hypermarkets. This is probably the only city where Pinoy expats can work and afford to go home at least once a year. Women don't have to wear an abaya. Going out of the Philippines also widens your way of thinking - you appreciate what you have in your host country, what you have back home and at some point you start thinking about what you would like to bring back/contribute back home