Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 1,215.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,410.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

1,215 - 4,410 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,215 EUR

10% earns more than 4,410 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 1,968

Median 1,840

10% 1,116

25% 1,419

75% 2,374

90% 2,977

25-34

Average 2,624

Median 2,367

10% 1,249

25% 1,703

75% 3,254

90% 4,309

35-44

Average 2,994

Median 2,649

10% 1,305

25% 1,844

75% 3,759

90% 5,098

45-54

Average 2,783

Median 2,436

10% 1,144

25% 1,657

75% 3,515

90% 4,838

55+

Average 2,592

Median 2,294

10% 1,124

25% 1,590

75% 3,254

90% 4,419

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

Men

2,629 EUR

2,428 EUR

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

976.41 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

894.79 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

863.17 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

840.31 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

824.98 EUR

6. Plant manager Top Management

768.28 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

742.89 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

738.58 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

725.93 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

714.42 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

696.90 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

696.02 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

694.91 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

650.68 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

644.30 EUR

16. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

641.51 EUR

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

635.04 EUR

18. Marketing Director Top Management

632.42 EUR

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

631.57 EUR

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

630.10 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

138.51 EUR

2. Cashier Banking

148.55 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

153.72 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

156.76 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

158.33 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

158.79 EUR

7. General Labourer General labour

159.70 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

163.96 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

164.36 EUR

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

164.94 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

166.76 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

167.54 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

169.67 EUR

14. Packer Production

172.15 EUR

15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

172.19 EUR

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

173.08 EUR

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

173.21 EUR

18. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

173.43 EUR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

174.07 EUR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

174.97 EUR

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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

1,756 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

538 KWD

Anually salary

21,072 USD

Anually salary

6,456 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-30 01:40:24

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

1,890 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

579 KWD

Anually salary

22,680 USD

Anually salary

6,948 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-26 10:41:37

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

1,142 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

350 KWD

Anually salary

13,704 USD

Anually salary

4,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-23 16:01:27

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

4,896 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 KWD

Anually salary

58,752 USD

Anually salary

18,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-20 17:49:09

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

Posted: 2025-10-11 21:12:26

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

4,181 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,281 KWD

Anually salary

50,172 USD

Anually salary

15,372 KWD

Posted: 2025-10-06 07:39:08

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

5,500 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,685 KWD

Anually salary

66,000 USD

Anually salary

20,220 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-29 21:54:34

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

1,645 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

504 KWD

Anually salary

19,740 USD

Anually salary

6,048 KWD

Posted: 2025-09-29 16:58:24

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Mubārak al Kabīr

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

653 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200 KWD

Anually salary

7,836 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

4,922 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,508 KWD

Anually salary

59,064 USD

Anually salary

18,096 KWD

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

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Salaries in Kuwait - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in EUR.

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

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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