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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 450.00 KWD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,529.00 KWD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Kuwait is
80% of people earn:
450 - 1,529 KWD
10% earn less lthan 450 KWD
10% earns more than 1,529 KWD
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Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in KWD.

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in KWD.

<24
 
 
Average 679
Median 638
10% 397
25% 498
75% 813
90% 1,009
25-34
 
 
Average 905
Median 824
10% 452
25% 604
75% 1,115
90% 1,456
35-44
 
 
Average 1,017
Median 911
10% 468
25% 647
75% 1,268
90% 1,696
45-54
 
 
Average 968
Median 854
10% 416
25% 591
75% 1,216
90% 1,658
55+
 
 
Average 897
Median 804
10% 415
25% 572
75% 1,116
90% 1,489

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

Men
936 KWD
854 KWD
Women
In general, in Kuwait, men earn 9.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Kuwait

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,789.00 KWD
2. IT Director Top Management
2,523.00 KWD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
2,369.00 KWD
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,340.00 KWD
5. Plant manager Top Management
2,166.00 KWD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,095.00 KWD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
2,083.00 KWD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
2,064.00 KWD
9. Managing Director Top Management
2,014.00 KWD
10. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
2,002.00 KWD
11. Head of product development Management
1,963.00 KWD
12. Solution architect Information Technology
1,956.00 KWD
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,946.00 KWD
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,835.00 KWD
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
1,828.00 KWD
16. IT Manager Management
1,812.00 KWD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,791.00 KWD
18. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
1,790.00 KWD
19. Marketing Director Top Management
1,783.00 KWD
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,781.00 KWD

The worst paid positions in Kuwait

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
390.00 KWD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
430.00 KWD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
447.00 KWD
4. General Labourer General labour
457.00 KWD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
463.00 KWD
6. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
470.00 KWD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
472.00 KWD
8. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
475.00 KWD
9. Cleaner General labour
481.00 KWD
10. Packer Production
485.00 KWD
11. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
486.00 KWD
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
488.00 KWD
13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
488.00 KWD
14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
490.00 KWD
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
493.00 KWD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
497.00 KWD
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
498.00 KWD
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
500.00 KWD
19. Cashier Commerce
500.00 KWD
20. Petrol Station Attendant Service Industries
506.00 KWD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
483 KWD (net)
LatviaLatvia
620 KWD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
884 KWD (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
841 KWD (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Sales Engineer
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Shuaiba
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,810 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
880 KWD
Anually salary
33,720 USD
Anually salary
10,560 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-10-06 09:39:54
Male
Radiographer
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Shuwaikh Residential
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,118 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
350 KWD
Anually salary
13,416 USD
Anually salary
4,200 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-10-02 11:33:15
Male
Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kuwait City
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,513 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,100 KWD
Anually salary
42,156 USD
Anually salary
13,200 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-09-30 05:45:29
Male
Senior Graphic Designer
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Mishref
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,034 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
950 KWD
Anually salary
36,408 USD
Anually salary
11,400 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-09-22 10:04:08
Male
Kitchen Helper
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ahmadi (Town)
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
399 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
125 KWD
Anually salary
4,788 USD
Anually salary
1,500 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-09-21 11:02:32
Male
Construction Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Salmiya
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,992 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,250 KWD
Anually salary
47,904 USD
Anually salary
15,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-09-20 08:09:19
Male
Tyre Fitter
Car Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Shuwaikh Industrial
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
798 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
250 KWD
Anually salary
9,576 USD
Anually salary
3,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-09-19 20:52:13
Male
Auto Repair Shop Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Kuwait City
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
13,020 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,077 KWD
Anually salary
156,240 USD
Anually salary
48,924 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-09-06 21:46:04
Male
Bus Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Kuwait City
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,277 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
400 KWD
Anually salary
15,324 USD
Anually salary
4,800 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-08-31 12:20:26
Male
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kuwait City
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,630 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,450 KWD
Anually salary
55,560 USD
Anually salary
17,400 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-08-26 14:58:25
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Kuwait is 935 KWD.

The best-paid positions in the country Kuwait are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Country Manager/Director, Plant manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Kuwait are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, General Labourer, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Kuwait, regardless of the work they do, women earn 8.76% less than men.

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