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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 5,160 KWD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 18,732 KWD (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:
5,160 - 18,732 KWD
10% earn less lthan 5,160 KWD
10% earns more than 18,732 KWD
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Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in KWD.

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in KWD.

<24
 
 
Average 8,364
Median 7,812
10% 4,740
25% 6,024
75% 10,080
90% 12,648
25-34
 
 
Average 11,148
Median 10,056
10% 5,304
25% 7,236
75% 13,824
90% 18,300
35-44
 
 
Average 12,720
Median 11,256
10% 5,544
25% 7,836
75% 15,972
90% 21,660
45-54
 
 
Average 11,820
Median 10,344
10% 4,860
25% 7,044
75% 14,928
90% 20,556
55+
 
 
Average 11,016
Median 9,744
10% 4,776
25% 6,756
75% 13,824
90% 18,768

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

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Men
11,172 KWD
10,320 KWD
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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 (KWD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
397,182 KWD
2. IT Director Top Management
363,982 KWD
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
351,120 KWD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
341,821 KWD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
335,586 KWD
6. Plant manager Top Management
312,520 KWD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
302,193 KWD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
300,440 KWD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
295,294 KWD
10. Managing Director Top Management
290,611 KWD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
283,483 KWD
12. Head of product development Management
283,128 KWD
13. Sales Director Top Management
282,676 KWD
14. Technical Director Top Management
264,685 KWD
15. IT Manager Management
262,089 KWD
16. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
260,954 KWD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
258,322 KWD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
257,256 KWD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
256,910 KWD
20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
256,313 KWD

The worst paid positions in Kuwait

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Kuwait (KWD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
56,343 KWD
2. Cashier Banking
60,425 KWD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
62,531 KWD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
63,768 KWD
5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
64,405 KWD
6. Porter, Information Staff General labour
64,594 KWD
7. General Labourer General labour
64,961 KWD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
66,696 KWD
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
66,859 KWD
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
67,094 KWD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
67,834 KWD
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
68,153 KWD
13. Cleaner General labour
69,019 KWD
14. Packer Production
70,027 KWD
15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
70,044 KWD
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
70,405 KWD
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
70,459 KWD
18. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
70,547 KWD
19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
70,809 KWD
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
71,173 KWD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
10,004 KWD (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
6,415 KWD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
8,511 KWD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
4,089 KWD (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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