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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 17,052 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 61,896 USD (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:
17K - 62K USD
10% earn less lthan 17K USD
10% earns more than 62K USD
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Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 28K
Median 26K
10% 16K
25% 20K
75% 33K
90% 42K
25-34
 
 
Average 37K
Median 33K
10% 18K
25% 24K
75% 46K
90% 60K
35-44
 
 
Average 42K
Median 37K
10% 18K
25% 26K
75% 53K
90% 72K
45-54
 
 
Average 39K
Median 34K
10% 16K
25% 23K
75% 49K
90% 68K
55+
 
 
Average 36K
Median 32K
10% 16K
25% 22K
75% 46K
90% 62K

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

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Men
36,912 USD
34,092 USD
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Women
In general, in Kuwait, men earn 8.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Kuwait

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,312,416 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,202,688 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,129,536 USD
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,108,944 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
1,032,624 USD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
998,496 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
992,736 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
975,744 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
960,192 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
936,720 USD
11. Head of product development Management
935,568 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
933,984 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
874,512 USD
14. IT Manager Management
866,016 USD
15. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
862,272 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
853,488 USD
17. Marketing Director Top Management
850,032 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
848,880 USD
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
839,520 USD
20. Logistics Director Top Management
833,328 USD

The worst paid positions in Kuwait

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
186,048 USD
2. Cashier Banking
199,584 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
206,496 USD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
210,672 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
213,408 USD
6. General Labourer General labour
214,560 USD
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
220,896 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
224,064 USD
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
225,072 USD
10. Cleaner General labour
227,952 USD
11. Packer Production
231,264 USD
12. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
231,408 USD
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
232,560 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
232,704 USD
15. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
232,992 USD
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
233,856 USD
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
235,152 USD
18. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
237,168 USD
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
237,600 USD
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
238,608 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
30,427 USD (gross)
RomaniaRomania
20,592 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
27,717 USD (net)
PolandPoland
36,626 USD (gross)

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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Sales Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,652 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500 KWD
Anually salary
19,824 USD
Anually salary
6,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-14 06:14:58
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.NET Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Al Asimah
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,644 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
800 KWD
Anually salary
31,728 USD
Anually salary
9,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 11:41:51
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Stoker, Boiler Attendant
Service Industries
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Aḩmadī
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,552 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,075 KWD
Anually salary
42,624 USD
Anually salary
12,900 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 17:10:27
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Plumber
Service Industries
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Mubārak al Kabīr
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,753 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
833 KWD
Anually salary
33,036 USD
Anually salary
9,996 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 18:44:17
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Caregiver
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Farwaniyah
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
694 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
210 KWD
Anually salary
8,328 USD
Anually salary
2,520 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 13:31:16
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Police Officer
Security & Protection
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Al Farwaniyah
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,948 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800 KWD
Anually salary
71,376 USD
Anually salary
21,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-03 19:01:29
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Preschool Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
826 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
250 KWD
Anually salary
9,912 USD
Anually salary
3,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-01 18:09:29
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Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Pharmaceutical Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,305 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000 KWD
Anually salary
39,660 USD
Anually salary
12,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-30 15:11:51
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Welder
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,296 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,300 KWD
Anually salary
51,552 USD
Anually salary
15,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-30 09:34:11
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Car Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Asimah
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
991 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
300 KWD
Anually salary
11,892 USD
Anually salary
3,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-28 00:41:29
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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 3,094 USD.

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 7.64% less than men.

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