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0.31 KWD = 1 USD

22,824 KWD

$74,333 USD

12,896 KWD

$42,000 USD

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Average Salary / Kuwait

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Average salary in Kuwait is 22,824 KWD per year. The most typical earning is 12,896 KWD. All data are based on 914 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 22,568 KWD. Women receive a salary of 19,805 KWD.

The most paid careers are Military with average income 42,527 KWD and Law with income 35,250 KWD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 34,605 KWD. The second most paid education level is Bellow H. School with salary of 26,837 KWD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 32,701 KWD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 27,973 KWD.

Levels / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

Salary Levels (KWD) per Year Surveys [%]
3,100 KWD - 4,599 KWD
15 100%
1.64%
4,600 KWD - 6,099 KWD
37 98.36%
4.05%
6,100 KWD - 7,699 KWD
40 94.31%
4.38%
7,700 KWD - 9,199 KWD
46 89.93%
5.03%
9,200 KWD - 10,699 KWD
47 84.9%
5.14%
10,700 KWD - 12,299 KWD
72 79.76%
7.88%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
12,300 KWD - 13,799 KWD
73 71.88%
7.99%
13,800 KWD - 15,399 KWD
48 63.89%
5.25%
15,400 KWD - 16,899 KWD
49 58.64%
5.36%
16,900 KWD - 18,399 KWD
34 53.28%
3.72%
18,400 KWD - 19,999 KWD
39 49.56%
4.27%
20,000 KWD - 21,499 KWD
33 45.3%
3.61%
21,500 KWD - 22,999 KWD
47 41.68%
5.14%
23,000 KWD - 24,599 KWD
29 36.54%
3.17%
24,600 KWD - 26,099 KWD
37 33.37%
4.05%
26,100 KWD - 27,599 KWD
29 29.32%
3.17%
27,600 KWD - 29,199 KWD
8 26.15%
0.88%
29,200 KWD - 30,699 KWD
18 25.27%
1.97%
30,700 KWD - 32,199 KWD
20 23.3%
2.19%
32,200 KWD - 33,799 KWD
23 21.12%
2.52%
33,800 KWD - 35,299 KWD
10 18.6%
1.09%
35,300 KWD - 36,799 KWD
18 17.51%
1.97%
36,800 KWD - 38,399 KWD
9 15.54%
0.98%
38,400 KWD - 39,899 KWD
16 14.55%
1.75%
39,900 KWD - 41,499 KWD
8 12.8%
0.88%
41,500 KWD - 42,999 KWD
5 11.93%
0.55%
43,000 KWD - 44,499 KWD
10 11.38%
1.09%
44,500 KWD - 46,099 KWD
5 10.28%
0.55%
HIGH SALARIES
46,100 KWD - 49,099 KWD
8 9.74%
0.88%
49,100 KWD - 52,199 KWD
19 8.86%
2.08%
52,200 KWD - 55,299 KWD
17 6.78%
1.86%
55,300 KWD - 58,299 KWD
6 4.92%
0.66%
58,300 KWD - 61,399 KWD
4 4.27%
0.44%
61,400 KWD - 64,499 KWD
4 3.83%
0.44%
64,500 KWD - 67,599 KWD
11 3.39%
1.2%
67,600 KWD - 70,599 KWD
3 2.19%
0.33%
70,600 KWD - 73,699 KWD
2 1.86%
0.22%
73,700 KWD - 76,799 KWD
5 1.64%
0.55%
76,800 KWD - 107,499 KWD
10 1.09%
1.09%
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Gender / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 632 22,568 KWD
2 Women 136 19,805 KWD

Education / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 45 34,605 KWD
2 Bellow H. School 4 26,837 KWD
3 Masters Degree 302 26,007 KWD
4 Some College 58 21,801 KWD
5 Bachelors Degree 482 20,143 KWD
6 High School 23 16,304 KWD

Experience / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 100 32,701 KWD
2 16-20 Years 85 27,973 KWD
3 12-16 Years 121 26,560 KWD
4 8-12 Years 204 22,016 KWD
5 1-2 Years 42 19,498 KWD
6 4-8 Years 189 19,191 KWD
7 0-1 Year 72 18,423 KWD
8 2-4 Years 101 17,164 KWD

Age / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 66-70 1 52,108 KWD
2 56-60 13 36,140 KWD
3 61-65 5 35,219 KWD
4 51-55 21 33,500 KWD
5 41-45 73 27,389 KWD
6 46-50 50 27,236 KWD
7 n/a 146 26,714 KWD
8 36-40 136 24,441 KWD
9 14-20 6 22,077 KWD
10 21-25 77 20,573 KWD
11 31-35 207 20,235 KWD
12 26-30 179 16,550 KWD

Work Type / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 14 30,982 KWD
2 Part Time 10 23,766 KWD
3 Permanent 708 23,244 KWD
4 Contract 182 20,480 KWD

Cities / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Kuwait City 831 23,336 KWD
2 --Other-- 83 17,686 KWD

Career Groups / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Military 2 42,527 KWD
2 Law 8 35,250 KWD
3 Public Sector 6 33,008 KWD
4 Engineers & Technicians III 12 30,736 KWD
5 Management & Business 120 30,214 KWD
6 Health Care & Medical 37 29,754 KWD
7 Geography & Geodesy 2 27,543 KWD
8 Properties & Real Estates 4 25,823 KWD
9 Finance & Banking 74 25,700 KWD
10 Fashion 2 25,178 KWD
11 Agriculture & Fishing 1 24,626 KWD
12 IT & Programming II 55 24,472 KWD
13 Education & University 50 23,950 KWD
14 Aviation & Shipping 4 23,520 KWD
15 Customer Services 7 22,937 KWD
16 Organization & Coordination 5 22,845 KWD
17 IT & Programming 84 22,139 KWD
18 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 47 21,371 KWD
19 Hotels & Tourism 5 21,371 KWD
20 Construction & Labor Workers 24 20,634 KWD
21 Architect Constructions 27 20,573 KWD
22 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 5 20,542 KWD
23 Engineers & Technicians V 8 20,265 KWD
24 Making Design 7 19,743 KWD
25 Security & Fireguard 7 19,529 KWD
26 Automobile 9 19,467 KWD
27 Salesmen & Saleswomen 8 19,252 KWD
28 Engineers & Technicians 75 19,160 KWD
29 Logistics, Road, Railway 8 18,669 KWD
30 Accounting & Administration 102 18,546 KWD
31 Health Care & Medical II 13 17,932 KWD
32 Human Resources 59 17,256 KWD
33 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 10 16,550 KWD
34 Media 7 14,401 KWD
35 Insurance 8 14,370 KWD
36 Engineers & Technicians II 5 13,602 KWD
37 Engineers & Technicians IV 4 12,190 KWD
38 Sports & Recreation 3 10,747 KWD

Careers / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Director 11 47,747 KWD
2 CEO 4 45,690 KWD
3 Business Development Manager 8 43,909 KWD
4 MBA 8 41,514 KWD
5 University Professor 7 37,031 KWD
6 General Manager 12 36,662 KWD
7 Doctor 6 36,448 KWD
8 Business Manager 4 36,233 KWD
9 Oil & Gas Engineer 7 34,175 KWD
10 Risk Manager 7 34,145 KWD
11 Investment Manager 6 32,763 KWD
12 Doctor Specialist 17 32,425 KWD
13 Operations Manager 13 32,394 KWD
14 University Professor Assistant 11 32,118 KWD
15 Marketing Manager 8 31,750 KWD
16 Construction Project Manager 6 31,289 KWD
17 Software Engineer 9 30,061 KWD
18 CPA - Certified Public Accountant 5 30,061 KWD
19 IT Manager 24 29,354 KWD
20 Account Manager 6 29,047 KWD
21 Sales Manager 7 28,065 KWD
22 Finance Manager 12 27,850 KWD
23 Lead Developer 5 27,144 KWD
24 Healthcare Management 7 27,082 KWD
25 Banks 6 26,192 KWD
26 Chartered Accountant 26 25,485 KWD
27 Project Manager 9 24,288 KWD
28 Manager 28 23,305 KWD
29 Network Specialist 7 23,213 KWD
30 Product Manager 4 22,630 KWD
31 Engineer 34 20,910 KWD
32 Construction Engineer 9 20,204 KWD
33 IT Project Manager 14 19,958 KWD
34 Electrical Engineer Lead 4 19,928 KWD
35 Human Resources Manager 30 19,836 KWD
36 Financial Analyst 18 19,498 KWD
37 Other Education Career 5 18,884 KWD
38 .NET Developer 4 18,546 KWD
39 Mechanical Engineer 14 18,515 KWD
40 Other IT Career 7 18,239 KWD
41 Human Resource 12 17,963 KWD
42 Assistant Manager 7 16,182 KWD
43 Software Developer 14 15,782 KWD
44 IT Coordinator 9 15,230 KWD
45 Restaurant Manager 4 15,230 KWD
46 Teacher 5 14,155 KWD
47 Electrical Engineer 10 14,094 KWD
48 Architect 20 13,879 KWD
49 Other Engineer Career 6 13,879 KWD
50 Pharmacist 5 12,988 KWD
51 Other Human Resource Career 8 12,835 KWD
52 Other Administration Career 5 12,742 KWD
53 Sales Engineer 4 12,742 KWD
54 Accountant 18 12,712 KWD
55 Human Resource Coordinator 7 12,374 KWD
56 Accountant Executive 5 10,869 KWD
57 Marketing Executive 6 10,317 KWD
58 Senior Accountant 10 8,720 KWD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Project Manager
Posted 13 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 23,900 KWD

Senior Accountant
Posted 10 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 9,000 KWD

Senior Accountant
Posted 09 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 7,200 KWD

Accountant
Posted 06 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 13,100 KWD

Hr Business Partner
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 12-16 Years Expert 11,700 KWD

Medical
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 70,200 KWD

Sr. Hr Officer
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 9,200 KWD

Human Resource Manager
Posted 24 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 12,800 KWD

Associate Professor
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 29,900 KWD

Automation Engineer
Posted 18 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 15,600 KWD

Sap Fico Consultant
Posted 17 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 12-16 Years Expert 18,400 KWD

Group Human Resources Manager
Posted 12 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 19,900 KWD

Teacher
Posted 27 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Doctorate Degree 8-12 Years Expert 14,900 KWD

Head Of Hr
Posted 08 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 18,300 KWD

Master
Posted 07 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 33,800 KWD

Fashionman
Posted 22 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 4-8 Years Expert 30,500 KWD

Head Of Hr Workforce And Successfactors Systems Management
Posted 19 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Expert 48,700 KWD

Chairman Office Manager
Posted 17 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 12,200 KWD

Cost Control Engineer
Posted 16 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 8,600 KWD

Architect
Posted 06 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 8,800 KWD

Architect
Posted 16 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 16,200 KWD

Architect
Posted 11 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 13,700 KWD

Academic
Posted 16 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 6,100 KWD

S. Accountant
Posted 13 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 7,100 KWD

Recruitment Specialist
Posted 12 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 12,200 KWD

Head Of Engineering
Posted 10 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 35,500 KWD

Hr Manager
Posted 26 December 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 12,200 KWD

Financial Office
Posted 18 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 17,700 KWD

Ph. D
Posted 26 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 42,600 KWD

Asset Coordinator
Posted 02 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 1-2 Years Basic 23,300 KWD

Maintenance Manager
Posted 15 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 22,300 KWD

Human Resource Manager
Posted 13 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 12,200 KWD

Hr Manager
Posted 31 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 20,100 KWD

Coordinator
Posted 12 July 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Expert 6,100 KWD

Assistant Manager - Risk Advisory
Posted 10 July 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 15,800 KWD

Business Development Manager
Posted 28 June 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 12,200 KWD

Finance Manager And Admin Manager
Posted 25 April 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 19,500 KWD

It Director
Posted 12 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 30,400 KWD

Assistant Manager
Posted 28 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 10,100 KWD

Civil Engineer
Posted 15 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 34,500 KWD

Pizza Chef
Posted 29 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 4,400 KWD

Piping Manager
Posted 09 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 30,400 KWD

Associate Professor
Posted 07 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years n/a 30,400 KWD

Restaurant Operations Manager
Posted 03 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 20,100 KWD

Senior Web Developer
Posted 23 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a 13,100 KWD

Analyst
Posted 21 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 9,900 KWD

Engineer
Posted 20 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 13,100 KWD

Finance Manager
Posted 19 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 4-8 Years n/a 26,100 KWD

Project Manager
Posted 01 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 32,700 KWD

Pediatric Registrar
Posted 24 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 8-12 Years n/a 17,000 KWD

ECONOMY / Kuwait

Average wages in Kuwait are around $29.00 per hour for less skiled jobs. For skilled and experienced Engineers, Managers and Doctors, the average salary is rised up tremendously, to $140,000 or more pery year, excluding benefits. Kuwait is a tax free country.

Petroleum in Kuwait accounts nearly half of GDP, and 90% of export revenues. Kuwait is among the richest countries on the world.

The largest companies in Kuwait are Kuwait Petroleum Corp. 1, (Zain) Mobile Telecommunications Co., Agility, M.A. Kharafi & Sons 2, and Kuwait Finance House.


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