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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 14,580 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 52,920 EUR (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:
15K - 53K EUR
10% earn less lthan 15K EUR
10% earns more than 53K 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 24K
Median 22K
10% 13K
25% 17K
75% 28K
90% 36K
25-34
 
 
Average 31K
Median 28K
10% 15K
25% 20K
75% 39K
90% 52K
35-44
 
 
Average 36K
Median 32K
10% 16K
25% 22K
75% 45K
90% 61K
45-54
 
 
Average 33K
Median 29K
10% 14K
25% 20K
75% 42K
90% 58K
55+
 
 
Average 31K
Median 28K
10% 13K
25% 19K
75% 39K
90% 53K

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

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Men
31,548 EUR
29,136 EUR
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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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
140,603 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
128,849 EUR
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
124,296 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
121,005 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
118,798 EUR
6. Plant manager Top Management
110,632 EUR
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
106,976 EUR
8. IT Architect Information Technology
106,356 EUR
9. Lead developer Information Technology
104,534 EUR
10. Managing Director Top Management
102,876 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
100,353 EUR
12. Head of product development Management
100,227 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
100,067 EUR
14. Technical Director Top Management
93,698 EUR
15. IT Manager Management
92,779 EUR
16. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
92,378 EUR
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
91,446 EUR
18. Marketing Director Top Management
91,069 EUR
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
90,946 EUR
20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
90,735 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
19,945 EUR
2. Cashier Banking
21,391 EUR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
22,136 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
22,574 EUR
5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
22,799 EUR
6. Porter, Information Staff General labour
22,866 EUR
7. General Labourer General labour
22,996 EUR
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
23,610 EUR
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
23,668 EUR
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
23,751 EUR
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
24,013 EUR
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
24,126 EUR
13. Cleaner General labour
24,433 EUR
14. Packer Production
24,790 EUR
15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
24,795 EUR
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
24,923 EUR
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
24,942 EUR
18. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
24,974 EUR
19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
25,066 EUR
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
25,195 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
11,459 EUR (net)
LatviaLatvia
20,585 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
24,448 EUR (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
28,756 EUR (gross)

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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Pedicurist, Manicurist, Nail Technician
Service Industries
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,959 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
600 KWD
Anually salary
23,508 USD
Anually salary
7,200 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-06 00:11:56
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Tile man
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Asimah
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
598 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
183 KWD
Anually salary
7,176 USD
Anually salary
2,196 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-04 09:23:37
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IT Product Manager
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Aḩmadī
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,829 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,091 KWD
Anually salary
81,948 USD
Anually salary
25,092 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-03 14:45:04
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Retail Store Manager
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Al Asimah
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,959 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
600 KWD
Anually salary
23,508 USD
Anually salary
7,200 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-03 01:21:25
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Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,757 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
538 KWD
Anually salary
21,084 USD
Anually salary
6,456 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-30 01:40:24
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HR Generalist
Human Resources
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Al Asimah
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,891 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
579 KWD
Anually salary
22,692 USD
Anually salary
6,948 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-26 10:41:37
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Painter
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Muhafazat al Jahra'
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,143 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
350 KWD
Anually salary
13,716 USD
Anually salary
4,200 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-23 16:01:27
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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
4,899 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,500 KWD
Anually salary
58,788 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
1,306 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
400 KWD
Anually salary
15,672 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
4,184 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,281 KWD
Anually salary
50,208 USD
Anually salary
15,372 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-06 07:39:08
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