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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 14,460 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 51,420 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:
14K - 51K EUR
10% earn less lthan 14K EUR
10% earns more than 51K EUR
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Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 23K
Median 21K
10% 13K
25% 17K
75% 27K
90% 33K
25-34
 
 
Average 30K
Median 27K
10% 15K
25% 20K
75% 37K
90% 49K
35-44
 
 
Average 34K
Median 31K
10% 16K
25% 22K
75% 42K
90% 56K
45-54
 
 
Average 32K
Median 28K
10% 14K
25% 20K
75% 40K
90% 54K
55+
 
 
Average 30K
Median 27K
10% 14K
25% 19K
75% 37K
90% 49K

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

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Men
30,900 EUR
28,260 EUR
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Women
In general, in Kuwait, men earn 9.3% 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
1,117,008 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,004,976 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
943,776 EUR
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
929,088 EUR
5. Plant manager Top Management
862,848 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
834,336 EUR
7. IT Architect Information Technology
829,584 EUR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
824,832 EUR
9. Managing Director Top Management
802,368 EUR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
802,224 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
781,776 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
761,184 EUR
13. Technical Director Top Management
730,800 EUR
14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
727,920 EUR
15. IT Manager Management
720,288 EUR
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
713,232 EUR
17. Marketing Director Top Management
710,208 EUR
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
709,344 EUR
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
701,568 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
696,240 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
155,520 EUR
2. Cashier Banking
166,752 EUR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
172,656 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
176,832 EUR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
178,272 EUR
6. General Labourer General labour
181,008 EUR
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
184,608 EUR
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
188,064 EUR
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
188,208 EUR
10. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
188,928 EUR
11. Cleaner General labour
189,792 EUR
12. Packer Production
193,248 EUR
13. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
193,824 EUR
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
194,400 EUR
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
194,544 EUR
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
195,408 EUR
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
196,416 EUR
18. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
198,144 EUR
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
198,576 EUR
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
199,296 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
28,553 EUR (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
18,605 EUR (net)
RomaniaRomania
17,524 EUR (net)
SerbiaSerbia
14,793 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Marketing Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hawalli (District)
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,155 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
665 KWD
Anually salary
25,860 USD
Anually salary
7,980 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-25 09:07:16
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Billing Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ardiya Industrial
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,118 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
345 KWD
Anually salary
13,416 USD
Anually salary
4,140 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-21 01:13:29
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Recruiter
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hawalli (District)
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,455 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
449 KWD
Anually salary
17,460 USD
Anually salary
5,388 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-11 10:39:44
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Account Director
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Salmiya
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,537 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,400 KWD
Anually salary
54,444 USD
Anually salary
16,800 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-07 09:43:11
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Tailor
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kuwait City
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
736 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
227 KWD
Anually salary
8,832 USD
Anually salary
2,724 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-07 07:49:20
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Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Mubarak Al-Kabeer
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,604 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
495 KWD
Anually salary
19,248 USD
Anually salary
5,940 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-06 19:50:31
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Lathe operator
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Farwaniya
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,303 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
402 KWD
Anually salary
15,636 USD
Anually salary
4,824 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-01 18:58:43
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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ahmadi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,296 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
400 KWD
Anually salary
15,552 USD
Anually salary
4,800 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 18:31:40
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Petrol Station Attendant
Service Industries
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
810 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
250 KWD
Anually salary
9,720 USD
Anually salary
3,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 06:50:46
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Cashier
Commerce
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
907 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
280 KWD
Anually salary
10,884 USD
Anually salary
3,360 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-27 17:48:06
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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 2,585 EUR.

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, Cashier, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff.

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 8.54% less than men.

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