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Kuwait: A comparison of average monthly salaries received, by nationality group of workers (in US$, selected professions, 2017)

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Asian countries Arab countries Western countries
CEO/MD – Multinational 31,322 35,789 35,701
CEO/MD – Local Company 18,653 23,366 24,514
Human Resources – Manager 8,358 9,759 10,121
Information Technology – Manager 10,163 13,592 12,537
Sales/Marketing – Account Manager 5,022 6,360 7,736
Legal – Lawyer Marketer/Manager 8,619 10,963 11,484
Facilities Management – Manager 7,402 9,233 9,969
Finance & Accounting – Manager 7,403 8,827 9,502
Recruitment – Manager 6,609 8,438 7,850
Healthcare – General Practitioner/ Manager 8,257 10,322 9,670
Real Estate – Manager 8,700 9,424 10,707
Banking – Branch Manager 7,019 9,489 12,222
Banking – Treasury Manager 10,761 13,256 15,656
Banking – Retail/Personal Banking Manager 7,855 9,537 11,483
Media – Advertising Creative Manager 7,429 8,630 9,778
Media – Public Relations Manager 6,796 7,831 8,768
Media – Publishing Editor 5,323 7,069 6,600
Construction – Project Manager 9,233 12,358 13,969
Events – Manager 4,400 7,047 6,656
Executive Secretary/PA 3,640 5,063 5,482

Source: Gulf Business, April 2017

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

The Gulf Business 2017 Salary Survey polled the average remuneration for 20 professions and sectors, including finance, real estate and media, across the six Gulf countries.

The 2017 salary survey was compiled based on inputs from regional recruitment companies including Nadia and Charterhouse.

 

  1. 2. Institution which provides data

 

Gulf Business Magazine (https://gulfbusiness.com/)

 

  1. Data availability

 

Robert Anderson. “Revealed: The Gulf Business 2017 Salary Survey”, Gulf Business, April 16, 2017.

Revealed: The Gulf Business 2017 salary survey

 

Date of access: February 2023.

 

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

 

 

Keywords:

Kuwait, Work Conditions, Foreign Labour

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