Salaries in Kuwait

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 14,868 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 53,796 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Kuwait is

80% of people earn:

15K - 54K EUR

10% earn less lthan 15K EUR

10% earns more than 54K EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in EUR.

<24

Average 24K

median 22K

10% 14K

25% 17K

75% 28K

90% 35K

25-34

Average 31K

median 28K

10% 15K

25% 21K

75% 39K

90% 51K

35-44

Average 36K

median 32K

10% 17K

25% 23K

75% 45K

90% 60K

45-54

Average 34K

median 30K

10% 15K

25% 21K

75% 42K

90% 57K

55+

Average 31K

median 28K

10% 15K

25% 20K

75% 38K

90% 51K

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Kuwait (EUR).

Men

32,436 EUR

28,764 EUR

Women

In general, in Kuwait, men earn 12.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in Kuwait

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Kuwait (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

146,205 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

126,618 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

122,144 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

118,909 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

117,723 EUR

6. Plant manager Top Management

108,716 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

105,124 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

104,514 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

103,282 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

101,095 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

99,394 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

98,492 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

98,327 EUR

14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

96,588 EUR

15. Technical Director Top Management

92,076 EUR

16. IT Manager Management

91,419 EUR

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

89,862 EUR

18. Marketing Director Top Management

89,492 EUR

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

89,372 EUR

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

89,163 EUR

The worst paid positions in Kuwait

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Kuwait (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

19,600 EUR

2. Cashier Banking

20,904 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

21,753 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,231 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

22,405 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

22,470 EUR

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

23,178 EUR

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

23,258 EUR

9. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

23,340 EUR

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

23,442 EUR

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,708 EUR

12. Cleaner General labour

23,911 EUR

13. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

24,087 EUR

14. General Labourer General labour

24,217 EUR

15. Packer Production

24,360 EUR

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

24,492 EUR

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

24,510 EUR

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

24,632 EUR

19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

24,759 EUR

20. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

24,837 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

11,043 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Picker
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,640 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500 KWD

Anually salary

19,680 USD

Anually salary

6,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-30 21:15:31

PC Technician
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,967 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600 KWD

Anually salary

23,604 USD

Anually salary

7,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-29 18:19:06

Cleaner
General labour

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

551 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

168 KWD

Anually salary

6,612 USD

Anually salary

2,016 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-28 23:08:38

Graphic Designer
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Hawalli

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

738 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

225 KWD

Anually salary

8,856 USD

Anually salary

2,700 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-28 13:34:16

Optometrist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Mubārak al Kabīr

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,066 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

325 KWD

Anually salary

12,792 USD

Anually salary

3,900 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-27 20:04:25

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,515 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,072 KWD

Anually salary

42,180 USD

Anually salary

12,864 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-26 20:43:20

Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,607 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,100 KWD

Anually salary

43,284 USD

Anually salary

13,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-23 06:53:21

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,279 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000 KWD

Anually salary

39,348 USD

Anually salary

12,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-22 12:53:06

E-Commerce Specialist
Commerce

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

984 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300 KWD

Anually salary

11,808 USD

Anually salary

3,600 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-15 11:29:40

Pedicurist, Manicurist, Nail Technician
Service Industries

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,279 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000 KWD

Anually salary

39,348 USD

Anually salary

12,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-09 17:16:00

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Kuwait

The worst paid positions in Kuwait

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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