Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 1,198.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,348.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Kuwait is

80% of people earn:

1,198 - 4,348 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,198 EUR

10% earns more than 4,348 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 1,941

Median 1,814

10% 1,101

25% 1,399

75% 2,341

90% 2,935

25-34

Average 2,587

Median 2,334

10% 1,231

25% 1,679

75% 3,209

90% 4,249

35-44

Average 2,953

Median 2,612

10% 1,287

25% 1,818

75% 3,706

90% 5,027

45-54

Average 2,744

Median 2,402

10% 1,128

25% 1,634

75% 3,466

90% 4,770

55+

Average 2,556

Median 2,262

10% 1,108

25% 1,568

75% 3,209

90% 4,357

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

Men

2,593 EUR

2,394 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

990.20 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

907.43 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

875.36 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

852.18 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

836.64 EUR

6. Plant manager Top Management

779.13 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

753.38 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

749.01 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

736.18 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

724.51 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

706.74 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

705.86 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

704.73 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

659.87 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

653.40 EUR

16. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

650.57 EUR

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

644.01 EUR

18. Marketing Director Top Management

641.35 EUR

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

640.49 EUR

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

639.00 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

140.47 EUR

2. Cashier Banking

150.64 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

155.89 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

158.98 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

160.57 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

161.04 EUR

7. General Labourer General labour

161.95 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

166.28 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

166.68 EUR

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

167.27 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

169.11 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

169.91 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

172.07 EUR

14. Packer Production

174.58 EUR

15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

174.62 EUR

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

175.52 EUR

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

175.66 EUR

18. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

175.88 EUR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

176.53 EUR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

177.44 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

4,841 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 KWD

Anually salary

58,092 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

1,291 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

400 KWD

Anually salary

15,492 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

4,135 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,281 KWD

Anually salary

49,620 USD

Anually salary

15,372 KWD

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

IT Tester
Information Technology

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,438 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,685 KWD

Anually salary

65,256 USD

Anually salary

20,220 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-29 21:54:34

Procurement specialist
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,627 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

504 KWD

Anually salary

19,524 USD

Anually salary

6,048 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-29 16:58:24

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Mubārak al Kabīr

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

646 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200 KWD

Anually salary

7,752 USD

Anually salary

2,400 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-20 19:15:20

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

4,867 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,508 KWD

Anually salary

58,404 USD

Anually salary

18,096 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-15 22:10:25

Tailor
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,346 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

417 KWD

Anually salary

16,152 USD

Anually salary

5,004 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-13 19:44:01

Taxi driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

807 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250 KWD

Anually salary

9,684 USD

Anually salary

3,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-10 17:33:21

Payroll Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,421 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

750 KWD

Anually salary

29,052 USD

Anually salary

9,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-09 12:26:25

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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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