Salaries in Kuwait

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 5,136 KWD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 18,876 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:

5,136 - 18,876 KWD

10% earn less lthan 5,136 KWD

10% earns more than 18,876 KWD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in KWD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in KWD.

<24

Average 8,352

Median 7,788

10% 4,716

25% 6,000

75% 10,080

90% 12,672

25-34

Average 11,064

Median 9,996

10% 5,328

25% 7,224

75% 13,692

90% 18,108

35-44

Average 12,564

Median 11,124

10% 5,472

25% 7,728

75% 15,780

90% 21,432

45-54

Average 11,628

Median 10,224

10% 4,908

25% 7,032

75% 14,640

90% 20,052

55+

Average 10,896

Median 9,636

10% 4,728

25% 6,684

75% 13,680

90% 18,600

Salaries by gender

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

Men

11,268 KWD

10,176 KWD

Women

In general, in Kuwait, men earn 10.7% 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

404,375 KWD

2. IT Director Top Management

365,475 KWD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

352,561 KWD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

343,224 KWD

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

337,033 KWD

6. Plant manager Top Management

313,802 KWD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

303,432 KWD

8. IT Architect Information Technology

301,673 KWD

9. Lead developer Information Technology

295,944 KWD

10. Managing Director Top Management

291,804 KWD

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

284,803 KWD

12. Head of product development Management

284,291 KWD

13. Sales Director Top Management

277,752 KWD

14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

265,899 KWD

15. Technical Director Top Management

265,771 KWD

16. IT Manager Management

260,178 KWD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

259,381 KWD

18. Marketing Director Top Management

258,312 KWD

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

257,964 KWD

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

257,364 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

56,574 KWD

2. Cashier Banking

60,733 KWD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

62,788 KWD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

64,168 KWD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

64,669 KWD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

64,859 KWD

7. General Labourer General labour

65,563 KWD

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

67,133 KWD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

67,228 KWD

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

67,370 KWD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

67,644 KWD

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

68,433 KWD

13. Cleaner General labour

68,913 KWD

14. Packer Production

70,314 KWD

15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

70,693 KWD

16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

70,748 KWD

17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

71,100 KWD

18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

71,272 KWD

19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

71,465 KWD

20. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

71,557 KWD

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.

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Mubārak al Kabīr

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

659 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200 KWD

Anually salary

7,908 USD

Anually salary

2,400 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-20 19:15:20

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

4,971 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,508 KWD

Anually salary

59,652 USD

Anually salary

18,096 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-15 22:10:25

Tailor
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,375 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

417 KWD

Anually salary

16,500 USD

Anually salary

5,004 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-13 19:44:01

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

824 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250 KWD

Anually salary

9,888 USD

Anually salary

3,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-10 17:33:21

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

2,472 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

750 KWD

Anually salary

29,664 USD

Anually salary

9,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-09 12:26:25

Hostess
General labour

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,038 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

315 KWD

Anually salary

12,456 USD

Anually salary

3,780 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-09 04:02:02

Tile man
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

593 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

180 KWD

Anually salary

7,116 USD

Anually salary

2,160 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-07 23:22:28

SAP specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

13,737 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,167 KWD

Anually salary

164,844 USD

Anually salary

50,004 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-07 15:03:26

HR Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

7,582 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,300 KWD

Anually salary

90,984 USD

Anually salary

27,600 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-06 23:13:04

Dentist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,646 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,016 KWD

Anually salary

79,752 USD

Anually salary

24,192 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-06 17:07:20

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

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The best paid positions in Kuwait

The worst paid positions in Kuwait

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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