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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR	Gross income Net (after tax) Change Currency Change Country
23,117 KWD $76,415 USD		11,193 KWD $37,000 USD

Average salary in Kuwait City is 23,117 KWD per year. The most typical earning is 11,193 KWD. All data are based on 805 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 23,047 KWD. Women receive a salary of 20,000 KWD.

The most paid careers are Military with average income 41,899 KWD and Law with income 34,714 KWD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 34,859 KWD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 26,461 KWD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 32,411 KWD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 29,407 KWD.

Salary Levels (KWD) per Year	Surveys	Earning Percent
3,000 KWD - 4,999 KWD	12	100% 1.49%
5,000 KWD - 5,999 KWD	31	98.51% 3.85%
6,000 KWD - 7,999 KWD	32	94.66% 3.98%
8,000 KWD - 8,999 KWD	36	90.68% 4.47%
9,000 KWD - 10,999 KWD	43	86.21% 5.34%
11,000 KWD - 11,999 KWD	62	80.87% 7.7%
12,000 KWD - 13,999 KWD	62	73.17% 7.7%
14,000 KWD - 14,999 KWD	38	65.47% 4.72%
15,000 KWD - 16,999 KWD	40	60.75% 4.97%
17,000 KWD - 17,999 KWD	32	55.78% 3.98%
18,000 KWD - 19,999 KWD	32	51.8% 3.98%
20,000 KWD - 20,999 KWD	33	47.83% 4.1%
21,000 KWD - 22,999 KWD	45	43.73% 5.59%
23,000 KWD - 23,999 KWD	27	38.14% 3.35%
24,000 KWD - 25,999 KWD	34	34.78% 4.22%
26,000 KWD - 26,999 KWD	27	30.56% 3.35%
27,000 KWD - 28,999 KWD	6	27.2% 0.75%
29,000 KWD - 29,999 KWD	15	26.46% 1.86%
30,000 KWD - 31,999 KWD	19	24.6% 2.36%
32,000 KWD - 32,999 KWD	21	22.24% 2.61%
33,000 KWD - 34,999 KWD	9	19.63% 1.12%
35,000 KWD - 35,999 KWD	13	18.51% 1.61%
36,000 KWD - 37,999 KWD	9	16.89% 1.12%
38,000 KWD - 38,999 KWD	15	15.78% 1.86%
39,000 KWD - 40,999 KWD	8	13.91% 0.99%
41,000 KWD - 41,999 KWD	5	12.92% 0.62%
42,000 KWD - 43,999 KWD	10	12.3% 1.24%
44,000 KWD - 44,999 KWD	5	11.06% 0.62%
High salaries
45,000 KWD - 47,999 KWD	7	10.43% 0.87%
48,000 KWD - 50,999 KWD	19	9.57% 2.36%
51,000 KWD - 53,999 KWD	16	7.2% 1.99%
54,000 KWD - 56,999 KWD	6	5.22% 0.75%
57,000 KWD - 60,999 KWD	4	4.47% 0.5%
61,000 KWD - 63,999 KWD	4	3.98% 0.5%
64,000 KWD - 66,999 KWD	9	3.48% 1.12%
67,000 KWD - 69,999 KWD	2	2.36% 0.25%
70,000 KWD - 72,999 KWD	2	2.11% 0.25%
73,000 KWD - 75,999 KWD	5	1.86% 0.62%
76,000 KWD - 105,999 KWD	10	1.24% 1.24%

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	548	23,047 KWD
2	Women	118	20,000 KWD

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Doctorate Degree	40	34,859 KWD
2	Masters Degree	276	26,461 KWD
3	Bellow H. School	4	26,430 KWD
4	Some College	49	21,743 KWD
5	Bachelors Degree	414	20,235 KWD
6	High School	22	16,498 KWD

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	20+ Years	96	32,411 KWD
2	16-20 Years	70	29,407 KWD
3	12-16 Years	109	25,864 KWD
4	8-12 Years	186	22,149 KWD
5	4-8 Years	155	19,555 KWD
6	1-2 Years	38	19,030 KWD
7	0-1 Year	61	18,882 KWD
8	2-4 Years	90	17,711 KWD

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	66-70	1	51,332 KWD
2	56-60	11	37,419 KWD
3	61-65	5	34,692 KWD
4	51-55	21	33,001 KWD
5	46-50	46	27,407 KWD
6	41-45	64	27,352 KWD
7	n/a	139	26,036 KWD
8	36-40	117	24,616 KWD
9	14-20	6	21,743 KWD
10	21-25	64	21,330 KWD
11	31-35	178	20,562 KWD
12	26-30	153	17,082 KWD

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Self Employed	12	31,827 KWD
2	Part Time	8	23,323 KWD
3	Permanent	640	23,254 KWD
4	Contract	145	21,779 KWD

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Military	2	41,899 KWD
2	Law	8	34,714 KWD
3	Public Sector	6	32,527 KWD
4	Health Care & Medical	31	30,732 KWD
5	Management & Business	111	30,474 KWD
6	Engineers & Technicians III	10	27,347 KWD
7	Geography & Geodesy	2	27,121 KWD
8	Aviation & Shipping	3	26,257 KWD
9	Finance & Banking	68	25,788 KWD
10	Properties & Real Estates	4	25,432 KWD
11	Hotels & Tourism	4	25,266 KWD
12	Education & University	40	25,029 KWD
13	Engineers & Technicians V	5	25,006 KWD
14	Customer Services	6	24,353 KWD
15	Agriculture & Fishing	1	24,249 KWD
16	IT & Programming II	52	24,164 KWD
17	Organization & Coordination	5	22,519 KWD
18	IT & Programming	79	22,399 KWD
19	Architect Constructions	23	21,521 KWD
20	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	46	21,180 KWD
21	Construction & Labor Workers	21	20,355 KWD
22	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	5	20,247 KWD
23	Fashion	1	19,600 KWD
24	Making Design	7	19,456 KWD
25	Engineers & Technicians	54	19,448 KWD
26	Health Care & Medical II	10	19,209 KWD
27	Automobile	9	19,181 KWD
28	Salesmen & Saleswomen	8	18,962 KWD
29	Accounting & Administration	92	18,676 KWD
30	Security & Fireguard	5	18,616 KWD
31	Logistics, Road, Railway	7	18,465 KWD
32	Human Resources	47	16,691 KWD
33	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	10	16,306 KWD
34	Media	5	15,729 KWD
35	Insurance	8	14,143 KWD
36	Engineers & Technicians II	4	13,744 KWD
37	Engineers & Technicians IV	4	11,998 KWD
38	Sports & Recreation	2	7,855 KWD

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Director	9	51,988 KWD
2	CEO	4	45,005 KWD
3	MBA	7	44,506 KWD
4	Business Development Manager	8	43,263 KWD
5	Consulting, Speaker	4	41,418 KWD
6	Doctor	5	38,760 KWD
7	University Professor	6	37,667 KWD
8	General Manager	12	36,118 KWD
9	Business Manager	4	35,685 KWD
10	Doctor Specialist	13	34,158 KWD
11	Construction Project Manager	5	34,095 KWD
12	Risk Manager	7	33,627 KWD
13	Marketing Manager	7	33,574 KWD
14	Operations Manager	11	32,701 KWD
15	Investment Manager	6	32,264 KWD
16	University Professor Assistant	11	31,632 KWD
17	Oil & Gas Engineer	6	30,293 KWD
18	IT Manager	22	30,104 KWD
19	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	5	29,622 KWD
20	Software Engineer	8	29,248 KWD
21	Banks	5	28,383 KWD
22	Sales Manager	7	27,657 KWD
23	Lead Developer	5	26,729 KWD
24	Healthcare Management	7	26,669 KWD
25	Chartered Accountant	26	25,116 KWD
26	Finance Manager	11	24,042 KWD
27	Project Manager	9	23,940 KWD
28	Manager	27	23,365 KWD
29	Network Specialist	7	22,863 KWD
30	Engineer	27	21,119 KWD
31	Retail Store Manager	4	20,940 KWD
32	Mechanical Engineer	10	20,528 KWD
33	Account Manager	5	20,511 KWD
34	Other Education Career	4	20,285 KWD
35	Financial Analyst	16	20,271 KWD
36	Human Resources Manager	25	20,123 KWD
37	Construction Engineer	9	19,914 KWD
38	IT Project Manager	14	19,656 KWD
39	Lecturer	4	18,976 KWD
40	.NET Developer	4	18,268 KWD
41	Other IT Career	6	17,856 KWD
42	Salesmen or Saleswomen	4	16,569 KWD
43	Software Developer	13	16,386 KWD
44	Electrical Engineer	6	16,045 KWD
45	Assistant Manager	7	15,938 KWD
46	IT Coordinator	8	15,216 KWD
47	Restaurant Manager	4	14,991 KWD
48	Teacher	4	14,213 KWD
49	Architect	16	13,786 KWD
50	Other Human Resource Career	6	13,532 KWD
51	Accountant	16	13,080 KWD
52	Human Resource	8	12,779 KWD
53	Other Administration Career	4	12,708 KWD
54	Sales Engineer	4	12,539 KWD
55	Human Resource Coordinator	7	12,184 KWD
56	Accountant Executive	5	10,723 KWD
57	Marketing Executive	6	10,163 KWD
58	Senior Accountant	6	8,463 KWD