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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 14,376 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 51,144 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 22K
Median 21K
10% 13K
25% 16K
75% 27K
90% 33K
25-34
 
 
Average 30K
Median 27K
10% 15K
25% 20K
75% 37K
90% 49K
35-44
 
 
Average 34K
Median 30K
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
30,732 EUR
28,104 EUR
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Women
In general, in Kuwait, men earn 9.4% 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
1,110,816 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
999,360 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
938,592 EUR
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
924,048 EUR
5. Plant manager Top Management
858,096 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
829,728 EUR
7. IT Architect Information Technology
824,976 EUR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
820,368 EUR
9. Managing Director Top Management
797,904 EUR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
797,760 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
777,456 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
757,008 EUR
13. Technical Director Top Management
726,768 EUR
14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
723,888 EUR
15. IT Manager Management
716,400 EUR
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
709,344 EUR
17. Marketing Director Top Management
706,320 EUR
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
705,456 EUR
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
697,680 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
692,496 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
154,656 EUR
2. Cashier Banking
165,888 EUR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
171,648 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
175,824 EUR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
177,264 EUR
6. General Labourer General labour
180,000 EUR
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
183,456 EUR
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
187,056 EUR
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
187,200 EUR
10. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
187,920 EUR
11. Cleaner General labour
188,784 EUR
12. Packer Production
192,240 EUR
13. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
192,816 EUR
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
193,248 EUR
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
193,392 EUR
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
194,400 EUR
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
195,408 EUR
18. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
197,136 EUR
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
197,424 EUR
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
198,288 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
24,089 EUR (gross)
SerbiaSerbia
14,662 EUR (net)
EstoniaEstonia
23,818 EUR (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
28,389 EUR (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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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
1,609 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
495 KWD
Anually salary
19,308 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
1,307 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
402 KWD
Anually salary
15,684 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
1,300 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
400 KWD
Anually salary
15,600 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
813 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
250 KWD
Anually salary
9,756 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
910 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
280 KWD
Anually salary
10,920 USD
Anually salary
3,360 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-27 17:48:06
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Police Officer
Security & Protection
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Asimah
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,307 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,633 KWD
Anually salary
63,684 USD
Anually salary
19,596 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 14:32:01
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IT Consultant
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
731 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
225 KWD
Anually salary
8,772 USD
Anually salary
2,700 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-19 12:18:24
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Taxi driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Mubarak Al-Kabeer
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,838 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,104 KWD
Anually salary
82,056 USD
Anually salary
25,248 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-18 04:54:53
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Restaurant worker
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Asimah
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,276 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,008 KWD
Anually salary
39,312 USD
Anually salary
12,096 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-18 00:38:23
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Auto Electrician
Car Industry
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
546 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
168 KWD
Anually salary
6,552 USD
Anually salary
2,016 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-16 04:07:37
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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 2,571 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 8.55% less than men.

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