Salaries in Kuwait

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 1,415.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,123.00 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:

1,415 - 5,123 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,415 USD

10% earns more than 5,123 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in USD.

<24

Average 2,256

median 2,125

10% 1,334

25% 1,665

75% 2,702

90% 3,346

25-34

Average 2,988

median 2,703

10% 1,445

25% 1,958

75% 3,699

90% 4,878

35-44

Average 3,443

median 3,083

10% 1,587

25% 2,191

75% 4,293

90% 5,739

45-54

Average 3,225

median 2,871

10% 1,441

25% 2,017

75% 4,032

90% 5,436

55+

Average 2,957

median 2,670

10% 1,418

25% 1,925

75% 3,664

90% 4,842

Salaries by gender

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

Men

3,089 USD

2,739 USD

Women

In general, in Kuwait, men earn 12.8% 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

888.37 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

769.35 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

742.17 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

722.51 USD

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

715.30 USD

6. Plant manager Top Management

660.58 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

638.75 USD

8. IT Architect Information Technology

635.04 USD

9. Lead developer Information Technology

627.56 USD

10. Managing Director Top Management

614.27 USD

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

603.93 USD

12. Head of product development Management

598.45 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

597.45 USD

14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

586.88 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

559.47 USD

16. IT Manager Management

555.48 USD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

546.02 USD

18. Marketing Director Top Management

543.76 USD

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

543.04 USD

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

541.77 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

119.09 USD

2. Cashier Banking

127.02 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

132.17 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

135.08 USD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

136.13 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

136.53 USD

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

140.84 USD

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

141.32 USD

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

141.82 USD

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

142.44 USD

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

144.06 USD

12. Cleaner General labour

145.28 USD

13. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

146.36 USD

14. General Labourer General labour

147.15 USD

15. Packer Production

148.02 USD

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

148.82 USD

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

148.93 USD

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

149.67 USD

19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

150.44 USD

20. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

150.91 USD

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.

Billing Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,153 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

351 KWD

Anually salary

13,836 USD

Anually salary

4,212 KWD

Posted: 2025-06-10 12:30:02

Picker
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,642 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500 KWD

Anually salary

19,704 USD

Anually salary

6,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-30 21:15:31

PC Technician
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,971 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600 KWD

Anually salary

23,652 USD

Anually salary

7,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-29 18:19:06

Cleaner
General labour

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

552 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

168 KWD

Anually salary

6,624 USD

Anually salary

2,016 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-28 23:08:38

Graphic Designer
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Hawalli

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

739 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

225 KWD

Anually salary

8,868 USD

Anually salary

2,700 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-28 13:34:16

Optometrist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Mubārak al Kabīr

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,067 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

325 KWD

Anually salary

12,804 USD

Anually salary

3,900 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-27 20:04:25

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,521 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,072 KWD

Anually salary

42,252 USD

Anually salary

12,864 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-26 20:43:20

Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,613 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,100 KWD

Anually salary

43,356 USD

Anually salary

13,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-23 06:53:21

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,284 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000 KWD

Anually salary

39,408 USD

Anually salary

12,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-22 12:53:06

E-Commerce Specialist
Commerce

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

985 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300 KWD

Anually salary

11,820 USD

Anually salary

3,600 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-15 11:29:40

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Salary ranges

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The best paid positions in Kuwait

The worst paid positions in Kuwait

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