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Salaries in Kuwait

The salary range of employees working in Kuwait is, by default, in the range of 16,548 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 60,804 USD (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:
17K - 61K USD
10% earn less lthan 17K USD
10% earns more than 61K 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 27K
median 25K
10% 15K
25% 19K
75% 32K
90% 41K
25-34
 
 
Average 36K
median 32K
10% 17K
25% 23K
75% 44K
90% 58K
35-44
 
 
Average 40K
median 36K
10% 18K
25% 25K
75% 51K
90% 69K
45-54
 
 
Average 37K
median 33K
10% 16K
25% 23K
75% 47K
90% 65K
55+
 
 
Average 35K
median 31K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 44K
90% 60K

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
36,312 USD
32,784 USD
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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
125,524 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
113,448 USD
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
109,440 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
106,541 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
104,620 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
97,408 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
94,190 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
93,643 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
91,865 USD
10. Managing Director Top Management
90,580 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
88,407 USD
12. Head of product development Management
88,248 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
86,218 USD
14. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
82,539 USD
15. Technical Director Top Management
82,499 USD
16. IT Manager Management
80,763 USD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
80,516 USD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
80,183 USD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
80,076 USD
20. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
79,889 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
17,561 USD
2. Cashier Banking
18,852 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
19,490 USD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19,919 USD
5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
20,074 USD
6. Porter, Information Staff General labour
20,133 USD
7. General Labourer General labour
20,352 USD
8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
20,839 USD
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
20,869 USD
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
20,913 USD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
20,998 USD
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
21,242 USD
13. Cleaner General labour
21,391 USD
14. Packer Production
21,827 USD
15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
21,944 USD
16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
21,961 USD
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
22,070 USD
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
22,124 USD
19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
22,184 USD
20. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
22,212 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
9,997 USD (net)
SerbiaSerbia
15,845 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
26,901 USD (gross)
EstoniaEstonia
27,268 USD (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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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
ClockPosted: 2025-07-30 14:19:48
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-07-29 01:24:28
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-06-29 00:09:13
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-06-28 22:47:15
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-06-25 03:01:12
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-06-24 15:03:02
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-06-10 12:30:02
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-30 21:15:31
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-29 18:19:06
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-28 23:08:38
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