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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 16,956 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 60,312 USD (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:
17K - 60K USD
10% earn less lthan 17K USD
10% earns more than 60K 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 26K
Median 25K
10% 16K
25% 19K
75% 32K
90% 39K
25-34
 
 
Average 35K
Median 32K
10% 17K
25% 23K
75% 44K
90% 57K
35-44
 
 
Average 40K
Median 36K
10% 19K
25% 26K
75% 50K
90% 66K
45-54
 
 
Average 37K
Median 33K
10% 16K
25% 23K
75% 47K
90% 63K
55+
 
 
Average 35K
Median 32K
10% 17K
25% 23K
75% 44K
90% 58K

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

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Men
36,240 USD
33,144 USD
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Women
In general, in Kuwait, men earn 9.3% 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
1,309,968 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,178,640 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,106,928 USD
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,089,648 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
1,012,032 USD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
978,480 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
972,864 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
967,392 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
941,040 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
940,896 USD
11. Head of product development Management
916,848 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
892,656 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
857,088 USD
14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
853,632 USD
15. IT Manager Management
844,848 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
836,496 USD
17. Marketing Director Top Management
833,040 USD
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
831,888 USD
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
822,816 USD
20. Logistics Director Top Management
816,624 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
182,448 USD
2. Cashier Banking
195,696 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
202,464 USD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
207,504 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
209,088 USD
6. General Labourer General labour
212,400 USD
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
216,432 USD
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
220,608 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
220,752 USD
10. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
221,616 USD
11. Cleaner General labour
222,624 USD
12. Packer Production
226,656 USD
13. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
227,376 USD
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
227,952 USD
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
228,096 USD
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
229,248 USD
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
230,400 USD
18. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
232,416 USD
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
232,848 USD
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
233,856 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13,444 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
28,117 USD (gross)
LatviaLatvia
24,296 USD (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
21,443 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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IT Consultant
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
731 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
225 KWD
Anually salary
8,772 USD
Anually salary
2,700 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-19 12:18:24
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Taxi driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Mubārak al Kabīr
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,835 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,104 KWD
Anually salary
82,020 USD
Anually salary
25,248 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-18 04:54:53
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Restaurant worker
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Al Asimah
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,275 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,008 KWD
Anually salary
39,300 USD
Anually salary
12,096 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-18 00:38:23
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Auto Electrician
Car Industry
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
546 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
168 KWD
Anually salary
6,552 USD
Anually salary
2,016 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-16 04:07:37
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Receptionist
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Al Aḩmadī
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
585 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
180 KWD
Anually salary
7,020 USD
Anually salary
2,160 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 12:23:06
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Business Development Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,249 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000 KWD
Anually salary
38,988 USD
Anually salary
12,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-12 13:26:15
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Stoker, Boiler Attendant
Service Industries
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Aḩmadī
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
975 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
300 KWD
Anually salary
11,700 USD
Anually salary
3,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-10 16:32:41
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Procurement specialist
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Farwaniyah
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,624 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500 KWD
Anually salary
19,488 USD
Anually salary
6,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-05 10:12:45
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Contract administrator
Administration
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Farwaniyah
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,599 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
800 KWD
Anually salary
31,188 USD
Anually salary
9,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-04 03:29:05
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Tyre Fitter
Car Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
975 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
300 KWD
Anually salary
11,700 USD
Anually salary
3,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-02 21:58:45
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Kuwait is 3,032 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Kuwait are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Country Manager/Director, Plant manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Kuwait are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Cashier, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Kuwait, regardless of the work they do, women earn 8.54% less than men.

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