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22,675 KWD

$74,333 USD

12,812 KWD

$42,000 USD

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Average Salary / Kuwait

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Average salary in Kuwait is 22,675 KWD per year. The most typical earning is 12,812 KWD. All data are based on 914 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 22,421 KWD. Women receive a salary of 19,675 KWD.

The most paid careers are Military with average income 42,249 KWD and Law with income 35,019 KWD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 34,379 KWD. The second most paid education level is Bellow H. School with salary of 26,661 KWD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 32,487 KWD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 27,790 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 - 7,599 KWD
40 94.31%
4.38%
7,600 KWD - 9,199 KWD
46 89.93%
5.03%
9,200 KWD - 10,699 KWD
47 84.9%
5.14%
10,700 KWD - 12,199 KWD
72 79.76%
7.88%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
12,200 KWD - 13,699 KWD
73 71.88%
7.99%
13,700 KWD - 15,299 KWD
48 63.89%
5.25%
15,300 KWD - 16,799 KWD
49 58.64%
5.36%
16,800 KWD - 18,299 KWD
34 53.28%
3.72%
18,300 KWD - 19,799 KWD
39 49.56%
4.27%
19,800 KWD - 21,399 KWD
33 45.3%
3.61%
21,400 KWD - 22,899 KWD
47 41.68%
5.14%
22,900 KWD - 24,399 KWD
29 36.54%
3.17%
24,400 KWD - 25,899 KWD
37 33.37%
4.05%
25,900 KWD - 27,499 KWD
29 29.32%
3.17%
27,500 KWD - 28,999 KWD
8 26.15%
0.88%
29,000 KWD - 30,499 KWD
18 25.27%
1.97%
30,500 KWD - 31,999 KWD
20 23.3%
2.19%
32,000 KWD - 33,599 KWD
23 21.12%
2.52%
33,600 KWD - 35,099 KWD
10 18.6%
1.09%
35,100 KWD - 36,599 KWD
18 17.51%
1.97%
36,600 KWD - 38,099 KWD
9 15.54%
0.98%
38,100 KWD - 39,699 KWD
16 14.55%
1.75%
39,700 KWD - 41,199 KWD
8 12.8%
0.88%
41,200 KWD - 42,699 KWD
5 11.93%
0.55%
42,700 KWD - 44,199 KWD
10 11.38%
1.09%
44,200 KWD - 45,799 KWD
5 10.28%
0.55%
HIGH SALARIES
45,800 KWD - 48,799 KWD
8 9.74%
0.88%
48,800 KWD - 51,899 KWD
19 8.86%
2.08%
51,900 KWD - 54,899 KWD
17 6.78%
1.86%
54,900 KWD - 57,999 KWD
6 4.92%
0.66%
58,000 KWD - 60,999 KWD
4 4.27%
0.44%
61,000 KWD - 64,099 KWD
4 3.83%
0.44%
64,100 KWD - 67,099 KWD
11 3.39%
1.2%
67,100 KWD - 70,199 KWD
3 2.19%
0.33%
70,200 KWD - 73,199 KWD
2 1.86%
0.22%
73,200 KWD - 76,299 KWD
5 1.64%
0.55%
76,300 KWD - 106,799 KWD
10 1.09%
1.09%
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Gender / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 632 22,421 KWD
2 Women 136 19,675 KWD

Education / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 45 34,379 KWD
2 Bellow H. School 4 26,661 KWD
3 Masters Degree 302 25,837 KWD
4 Some College 58 21,658 KWD
5 Bachelors Degree 482 20,011 KWD
6 High School 23 16,198 KWD

Experience / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 100 32,487 KWD
2 16-20 Years 85 27,790 KWD
3 12-16 Years 121 26,386 KWD
4 8-12 Years 204 21,872 KWD
5 1-2 Years 42 19,370 KWD
6 4-8 Years 189 19,065 KWD
7 0-1 Year 72 18,303 KWD
8 2-4 Years 101 17,052 KWD

Age / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 66-70 1 51,766 KWD
2 56-60 13 35,904 KWD
3 61-65 5 34,989 KWD
4 51-55 21 33,280 KWD
5 41-45 73 27,210 KWD
6 46-50 50 27,057 KWD
7 n/a 146 26,539 KWD
8 36-40 136 24,281 KWD
9 14-20 6 21,933 KWD
10 21-25 77 20,438 KWD
11 31-35 207 20,102 KWD
12 26-30 179 16,442 KWD

Work Type / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 14 30,779 KWD
2 Part Time 10 23,610 KWD
3 Permanent 708 23,092 KWD
4 Contract 182 20,346 KWD

Cities / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Kuwait City 831 23,183 KWD
2 --Other-- 83 17,570 KWD

Career Groups / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Military 2 42,249 KWD
2 Law 8 35,019 KWD
3 Public Sector 6 32,792 KWD
4 Engineers & Technicians III 12 30,535 KWD
5 Management & Business 120 30,016 KWD
6 Health Care & Medical 37 29,559 KWD
7 Geography & Geodesy 2 27,362 KWD
8 Properties & Real Estates 4 25,654 KWD
9 Finance & Banking 74 25,532 KWD
10 Fashion 2 25,014 KWD
11 Agriculture & Fishing 1 24,465 KWD
12 IT & Programming II 55 24,312 KWD
13 Education & University 50 23,793 KWD
14 Aviation & Shipping 4 23,366 KWD
15 Customer Services 7 22,787 KWD
16 Organization & Coordination 5 22,695 KWD
17 IT & Programming 84 21,994 KWD
18 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 47 21,231 KWD
19 Hotels & Tourism 5 21,231 KWD
20 Construction & Labor Workers 24 20,499 KWD
21 Architect Constructions 27 20,438 KWD
22 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 5 20,407 KWD
23 Engineers & Technicians V 8 20,133 KWD
24 Making Design 7 19,614 KWD
25 Security & Fireguard 7 19,401 KWD
26 Automobile 9 19,340 KWD
27 Salesmen & Saleswomen 8 19,126 KWD
28 Engineers & Technicians 75 19,035 KWD
29 Logistics, Road, Railway 8 18,547 KWD
30 Accounting & Administration 102 18,425 KWD
31 Health Care & Medical II 13 17,814 KWD
32 Human Resources 59 17,143 KWD
33 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 10 16,442 KWD
34 Media 7 14,306 KWD
35 Insurance 8 14,276 KWD
36 Engineers & Technicians II 5 13,513 KWD
37 Engineers & Technicians IV 4 12,110 KWD
38 Sports & Recreation 3 10,676 KWD

Careers / Kuwait (Gross KWD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Director 11 47,435 KWD
2 CEO 4 45,391 KWD
3 Business Development Manager 8 43,622 KWD
4 MBA 8 41,242 KWD
5 University Professor 7 36,789 KWD
6 General Manager 12 36,422 KWD
7 Doctor 6 36,209 KWD
8 Business Manager 4 35,995 KWD
9 Oil & Gas Engineer 7 33,952 KWD
10 Risk Manager 7 33,921 KWD
11 Investment Manager 6 32,548 KWD
12 Doctor Specialist 17 32,213 KWD
13 Operations Manager 13 32,182 KWD
14 University Professor Assistant 11 31,908 KWD
15 Marketing Manager 8 31,542 KWD
16 Construction Project Manager 6 31,084 KWD
17 Software Engineer 9 29,864 KWD
18 CPA - Certified Public Accountant 5 29,864 KWD
19 IT Manager 24 29,162 KWD
20 Account Manager 6 28,857 KWD
21 Sales Manager 7 27,881 KWD
22 Finance Manager 12 27,668 KWD
23 Lead Developer 5 26,966 KWD
24 Healthcare Management 7 26,905 KWD
25 Banks 6 26,020 KWD
26 Chartered Accountant 26 25,319 KWD
27 Project Manager 9 24,129 KWD
28 Manager 28 23,153 KWD
29 Network Specialist 7 23,061 KWD
30 Product Manager 4 22,482 KWD
31 Engineer 34 20,773 KWD
32 Construction Engineer 9 20,072 KWD
33 IT Project Manager 14 19,828 KWD
34 Electrical Engineer Lead 4 19,797 KWD
35 Human Resources Manager 30 19,706 KWD
36 Financial Analyst 18 19,370 KWD
37 Other Education Career 5 18,760 KWD
38 .NET Developer 4 18,425 KWD
39 Mechanical Engineer 14 18,394 KWD
40 Other IT Career 7 18,119 KWD
41 Human Resource 12 17,845 KWD
42 Assistant Manager 7 16,076 KWD
43 Software Developer 14 15,679 KWD
44 IT Coordinator 9 15,130 KWD
45 Restaurant Manager 4 15,130 KWD
46 Teacher 5 14,062 KWD
47 Electrical Engineer 10 14,001 KWD
48 Architect 20 13,788 KWD
49 Other Engineer Career 6 13,788 KWD
50 Pharmacist 5 12,903 KWD
51 Other Human Resource Career 8 12,751 KWD
52 Other Administration Career 5 12,659 KWD
53 Sales Engineer 4 12,659 KWD
54 Accountant 18 12,629 KWD
55 Human Resource Coordinator 7 12,293 KWD
56 Accountant Executive 5 10,798 KWD
57 Marketing Executive 6 10,249 KWD
58 Senior Accountant 10 8,663 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 23,700 KWD

Senior Accountant
Posted 10 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 8,900 KWD

Senior Accountant
Posted 09 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 7,100 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 11,600 KWD

Medical
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 69,700 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 12,700 KWD

Associate Professor
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 29,700 KWD

Automation Engineer
Posted 18 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 15,400 KWD

Sap Fico Consultant
Posted 17 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 12-16 Years Expert 18,300 KWD

Group Human Resources Manager
Posted 12 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 19,800 KWD

Teacher
Posted 27 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Doctorate Degree 8-12 Years Expert 14,800 KWD

Head Of Hr
Posted 08 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 18,200 KWD

Master
Posted 07 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 33,600 KWD

Fashionman
Posted 22 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 4-8 Years Expert 30,300 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 48,400 KWD

Chairman Office Manager
Posted 17 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 12,100 KWD

Cost Control Engineer
Posted 16 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 8,500 KWD

Architect
Posted 06 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 8,700 KWD

Architect
Posted 16 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 16,100 KWD

Architect
Posted 11 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 13,600 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 12,100 KWD

Head Of Engineering
Posted 10 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 35,300 KWD

Hr Manager
Posted 26 December 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 12,100 KWD

Financial Office
Posted 18 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 17,500 KWD

Ph. D
Posted 26 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 42,400 KWD

Asset Coordinator
Posted 02 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 1-2 Years Basic 23,200 KWD

Maintenance Manager
Posted 15 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 22,200 KWD

Human Resource Manager
Posted 13 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 12,100 KWD

Hr Manager
Posted 31 August 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 20,000 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 15,700 KWD

Business Development Manager
Posted 28 June 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 12,100 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 19,400 KWD

It Director
Posted 12 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 30,200 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 34,300 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 30,200 KWD

Associate Professor
Posted 07 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years n/a 30,200 KWD

Restaurant Operations Manager
Posted 03 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 19,900 KWD

Senior Web Developer
Posted 23 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a 13,000 KWD

Analyst
Posted 21 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 9,800 KWD

Engineer
Posted 20 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 13,000 KWD

Finance Manager
Posted 19 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Masters Degree 4-8 Years n/a 25,900 KWD

Project Manager
Posted 01 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 32,500 KWD

Pediatric Registrar
Posted 24 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuwait City Doctorate Degree 8-12 Years n/a 16,900 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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