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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 1,388.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,038.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
1,388 - 5,038 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,388 USD
10% earns more than 5,038 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 2,249
Median 2,102
10% 1,276
25% 1,621
75% 2,712
90% 3,401
25-34
 
 
Average 2,998
Median 2,705
10% 1,427
25% 1,946
75% 3,718
90% 4,923
35-44
 
 
Average 3,421
Median 3,027
10% 1,491
25% 2,107
75% 4,294
90% 5,825
45-54
 
 
Average 3,179
Median 2,783
10% 1,307
25% 1,894
75% 4,016
90% 5,528
55+
 
 
Average 2,962
Median 2,621
10% 1,284
25% 1,817
75% 3,718
90% 5,049

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

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Men
3,004 USD
2,774 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
853.10 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
781.79 USD
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
754.17 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
734.19 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
720.80 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
671.26 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
649.08 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
645.31 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
634.26 USD
10. Managing Director Top Management
624.20 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
608.89 USD
12. Head of product development Management
608.13 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
607.16 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
568.51 USD
15. IT Manager Management
562.94 USD
16. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
560.50 USD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
554.85 USD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
552.56 USD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
551.82 USD
20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
550.53 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
121.02 USD
2. Cashier Banking
129.79 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
134.31 USD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
136.97 USD
5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
138.33 USD
6. Porter, Information Staff General labour
138.74 USD
7. General Labourer General labour
139.53 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
143.26 USD
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
143.61 USD
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
144.11 USD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
145.70 USD
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
146.39 USD
13. Cleaner General labour
148.24 USD
14. Packer Production
150.41 USD
15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
150.45 USD
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
151.22 USD
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
151.34 USD
18. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
151.53 USD
19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
152.09 USD
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
152.87 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,100 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
2,279 USD (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,725 USD (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,672 USD (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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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-20 17:49:09
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-11 21:12:26
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-06 07:39:08
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-09-29 21:54:34
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-09-29 16:58:24
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-09-20 19:15:20
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-09-15 22:10:25
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-09-13 19:44:01
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-09-10 17:33:21
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-09-09 12:26:25
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