Salaries in Kuwait

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 1,379.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,067.00 USD (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:

1,379 - 5,067 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,379 USD

10% earns more than 5,067 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Kuwait into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Kuwait by age in USD.

<24

Average 2,241

median 2,092

10% 1,266

25% 1,611

75% 2,706

90% 3,401

25-34

Average 2,971

median 2,685

10% 1,430

25% 1,939

75% 3,677

90% 4,860

35-44

Average 3,374

median 2,985

10% 1,469

25% 2,075

75% 4,236

90% 5,752

45-54

Average 3,123

median 2,744

10% 1,318

25% 1,887

75% 3,930

90% 5,382

55+

Average 2,926

median 2,587

10% 1,269

25% 1,795

75% 3,673

90% 4,992

Salaries by gender

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

Men

3,026 USD

2,732 USD

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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

871.69 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

787.84 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

760.00 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

739.87 USD

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

726.53 USD

6. Plant manager Top Management

676.45 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

654.09 USD

8. IT Architect Information Technology

650.30 USD

9. Lead developer Information Technology

637.95 USD

10. Managing Director Top Management

629.03 USD

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

613.94 USD

12. Head of product development Management

612.83 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

598.74 USD

14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

573.18 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

572.91 USD

16. IT Manager Management

560.85 USD

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

559.14 USD

18. Marketing Director Top Management

556.83 USD

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

556.08 USD

20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

554.79 USD

The worst paid positions in Kuwait

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Kuwait (USD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

121.95 USD

2. Cashier Banking

130.92 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

135.35 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

138.32 USD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

139.40 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

139.81 USD

7. General Labourer General labour

141.33 USD

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

144.72 USD

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

144.92 USD

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

145.23 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

145.82 USD

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

147.52 USD

13. Cleaner General labour

148.55 USD

14. Packer Production

151.57 USD

15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

152.39 USD

16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

152.51 USD

17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

153.27 USD

18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

153.64 USD

19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

154.05 USD

20. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

154.25 USD

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

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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