This is how much one needs be earning to hire maid in UAE

• The salary requirement means that the total household income or the monthly salary of either of the spouses must be at least Dh25,000.

Those who wish to get domestic help around the house and hire a maid in UAE need to boost a monthly salary of at least 25,000 Dirhams or over one million rupees.

As per Gulf News, this new salary requirement, which was previously only Dh20,000, wants to ensure more stability for domestic workers and match the growing cost of their recruitment.

The report stated that the salary requirement means that the total household income or the monthly salary of either of the spouses must be at least Dh25,000.

In order to get a private sponsorship, the sponsor is required to show a salary certificate of Dh25,000, along with his marriage certificate, his spouse’s visa (because bachelors cannot hire a domestic worker), job contract, tenancy contract of the house and electricity bill.

However, residents with lower income, can still recruit through Tadbeer-sponsored domestic staff, which will waive the salary requirement. “In this case, the resident who wishes to recruit a domestic worker, will sign a contract with Tadbeer, a network of recruitment agents regulated by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. By virtue of the contract, the resident will pay all costs involved in addition to a monthly salary,” the official said.