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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 14,532 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 52,764 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 27K
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
31,464 EUR
29,052 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
1,118,736 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,025,280 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
962,784 EUR
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
945,216 EUR
5. Plant manager Top Management
880,272 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
851,184 EUR
7. IT Architect Information Technology
846,288 EUR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
831,744 EUR
9. Managing Director Top Management
818,496 EUR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
798,480 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
797,472 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
796,176 EUR
13. Technical Director Top Management
745,488 EUR
14. IT Manager Management
738,144 EUR
15. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
734,976 EUR
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
727,632 EUR
17. Marketing Director Top Management
724,608 EUR
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
723,600 EUR
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
715,680 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
710,352 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
158,688 EUR
2. Cashier Banking
170,208 EUR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
176,112 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
179,568 EUR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
181,872 EUR
6. General Labourer General labour
182,880 EUR
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
188,208 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
190,944 EUR
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
191,952 EUR
10. Cleaner General labour
194,400 EUR
11. Packer Production
197,136 EUR
12. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
197,280 EUR
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
198,288 EUR
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
198,432 EUR
15. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
198,720 EUR
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
199,440 EUR
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
200,448 EUR
18. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
202,176 EUR
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
202,608 EUR
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
203,328 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
31,289 EUR (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
11,533 EUR (net)
RomaniaRomania
17,555 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
24,559 EUR (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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Kitchen Helper
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Mubārak al Kabīr
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,683 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
507 KWD
Anually salary
20,196 USD
Anually salary
6,084 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-26 21:57:57
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Invoicing and payment specialist
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Mubārak al Kabīr
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
365 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
110 KWD
Anually salary
4,380 USD
Anually salary
1,320 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-26 14:56:32
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Contract administrator
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Al Asimah
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,162 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
350 KWD
Anually salary
13,944 USD
Anually salary
4,200 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-25 06:32:37
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Sales Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,660 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500 KWD
Anually salary
19,920 USD
Anually salary
6,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-14 06:14:58
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.NET Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Al Asimah
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,656 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
800 KWD
Anually salary
31,872 USD
Anually salary
9,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 11:41:51
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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
3,569 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,075 KWD
Anually salary
42,828 USD
Anually salary
12,900 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 17:10:27
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Plumber
Service Industries
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Mubārak al Kabīr
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,766 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
833 KWD
Anually salary
33,192 USD
Anually salary
9,996 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 18:44:17
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Caregiver
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Al Farwaniyah
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
697 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
210 KWD
Anually salary
8,364 USD
Anually salary
2,520 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 13:31:16
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Police Officer
Security & Protection
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Al Farwaniyah
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,977 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,800 KWD
Anually salary
71,724 USD
Anually salary
21,600 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-03 19:01:29
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Preschool Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hawalli
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
830 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
250 KWD
Anually salary
9,960 USD
Anually salary
3,000 KWD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-01 18:09:29
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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 2,637 EUR.

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 7.67% less than men.

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