Salaries in Kuwait

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 1,196.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,394.00 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:

1,196 - 4,394 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,196 EUR

10% earns more than 4,394 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in EUR.

<24

Average 1,943

median 1,814

10% 1,098

25% 1,397

75% 2,346

90% 2,949

25-34

Average 2,576

median 2,328

10% 1,240

25% 1,681

75% 3,188

90% 4,214

35-44

Average 2,926

median 2,588

10% 1,273

25% 1,799

75% 3,673

90% 4,988

45-54

Average 2,708

median 2,379

10% 1,143

25% 1,636

75% 3,408

90% 4,667

55+

Average 2,537

median 2,243

10% 1,100

25% 1,557

75% 3,185

90% 4,328

Salaries by gender

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

Men

2,624 EUR

2,369 EUR

Women

In general, in Kuwait, men earn 10.8% 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

1,005.32 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

908.61 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

876.51 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

853.29 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

837.90 EUR

6. Plant manager Top Management

780.15 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

754.37 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

749.99 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

735.75 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

725.46 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

708.05 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

706.78 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

690.52 EUR

14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

661.05 EUR

15. Technical Director Top Management

660.74 EUR

16. IT Manager Management

646.83 EUR

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

644.85 EUR

18. Marketing Director Top Management

642.19 EUR

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

641.33 EUR

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

639.84 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

140.65 EUR

2. Cashier Banking

150.99 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

156.10 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

159.53 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

160.77 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

161.25 EUR

7. General Labourer General labour

163.00 EUR

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

166.90 EUR

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

167.14 EUR

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

167.49 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

168.17 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

170.13 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

171.32 EUR

14. Packer Production

174.81 EUR

15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

175.75 EUR

16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

175.89 EUR

17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

176.76 EUR

18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

177.19 EUR

19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

177.67 EUR

20. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

177.90 EUR

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.

Department Manager
Human Resources

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,412 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,680 KWD

Anually salary

64,944 USD

Anually salary

20,160 KWD

Posted: 2025-07-30 14:19:48

Chemical Lab Technician
Chemical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Aḩmadī

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,866 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,200 KWD

Anually salary

46,392 USD

Anually salary

14,400 KWD

Posted: 2025-07-29 01:24:28

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Al Aḩmadī

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,208 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

375 KWD

Anually salary

14,496 USD

Anually salary

4,500 KWD

Posted: 2025-06-29 00:09:13

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

3,222 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000 KWD

Anually salary

38,664 USD

Anually salary

12,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-06-28 22:47:15

CNC Machine Setter
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

5,412 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,680 KWD

Anually salary

64,944 USD

Anually salary

20,160 KWD

Posted: 2025-06-25 03:01:12

Operations Supervisor
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Al Farwaniyah

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,416 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

750 KWD

Anually salary

28,992 USD

Anually salary

9,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-06-24 15:03:02

Billing Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,131 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

351 KWD

Anually salary

13,572 USD

Anually salary

4,212 KWD

Posted: 2025-06-10 12:30:02

Picker
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,611 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500 KWD

Anually salary

19,332 USD

Anually salary

6,000 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-30 21:15:31

PC Technician
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Al Asimah

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,933 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600 KWD

Anually salary

23,196 USD

Anually salary

7,200 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-29 18:19:06

Cleaner
General labour

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Hawalli

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

541 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

168 KWD

Anually salary

6,492 USD

Anually salary

2,016 KWD

Posted: 2025-05-28 23:08:38

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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

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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