Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 14,580 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 52,920 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 - 53K EUR

10% earn less lthan 15K EUR

10% earns more than 53K 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 24K

Median 22K

10% 13K

25% 17K

75% 28K

90% 36K

25-34

Average 31K

Median 28K

10% 15K

25% 20K

75% 39K

90% 52K

35-44

Average 36K

Median 32K

10% 16K

25% 22K

75% 45K

90% 61K

45-54

Average 33K

Median 29K

10% 14K

25% 20K

75% 42K

90% 58K

55+

Average 31K

Median 28K

10% 13K

25% 19K

75% 39K

90% 53K

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

Men

31,548 EUR

29,136 EUR

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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

140,603 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

128,849 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

124,296 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

121,005 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

118,798 EUR

6. Plant manager Top Management

110,632 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

106,976 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

106,356 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

104,534 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

102,876 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

100,353 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

100,227 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

100,067 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

93,698 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

92,779 EUR

16. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

92,378 EUR

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

91,446 EUR

18. Marketing Director Top Management

91,069 EUR

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

90,946 EUR

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

90,735 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

19,945 EUR

2. Cashier Banking

21,391 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

22,136 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,574 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

22,799 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

22,866 EUR

7. General Labourer General labour

22,996 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

23,610 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

23,668 EUR

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

23,751 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

24,013 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

24,126 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

24,433 EUR

14. Packer Production

24,790 EUR

15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

24,795 EUR

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

24,923 EUR

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

24,942 EUR

18. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

24,974 EUR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

25,066 EUR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

25,195 EUR

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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Pedicurist, Manicurist, Nail Technician
Service Industries

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,963 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600 KWD

Anually salary

23,556 USD

Anually salary

7,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-11-06 00:11:56

Tile man
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

599 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

183 KWD

Anually salary

7,188 USD

Anually salary

2,196 KWD

Posted: 2025-11-04 09:23:37

IT Product Manager
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Aḩmadī

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,842 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,091 KWD

Anually salary

82,104 USD

Anually salary

25,092 KWD

Posted: 2025-11-03 14:45:04

Retail Store Manager
Commerce

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,963 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600 KWD

Anually salary

23,556 USD

Anually salary

7,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-11-03 01:21:25

Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,760 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

538 KWD

Anually salary

21,120 USD

Anually salary

6,456 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-30 01:40:24

HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,895 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

579 KWD

Anually salary

22,740 USD

Anually salary

6,948 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-26 10:41:37

Painter
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Muhafazat al Jahra'

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,145 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

350 KWD

Anually salary

13,740 USD

Anually salary

4,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-23 16:01:27

Financial Analyst
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,908 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 KWD

Anually salary

58,896 USD

Anually salary

18,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-20 17:49:09

Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,309 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

400 KWD

Anually salary

15,708 USD

Anually salary

4,800 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-11 21:12:26

Finance Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,191 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,281 KWD

Anually salary

50,292 USD

Anually salary

15,372 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-06 07:39:08

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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in EUR.

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

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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