Considerable increase in the public, private sectors

KUWAIT CITY, June 3: The average salary of Kuwaiti males increased by 0.5 percent from KD1,882 in 2023 to KD1,892 in 2024; while that of females increased by 0.8 percent from KD1,323 to KD1,334, as per the most recent labor force statistics. In the public sector, the average salary of Kuwaiti males increased by 0.1 percent from KD1,951 to KD1,953; while that of females increased by 0.65 percent from KD1,366 to KD1,375. High-end fashion
In the private sector, the average salary of males increased by 2.68 percent -- from KD1,600 to KD1,643; while that of females rose by 2.3 percent from KD1,042 to KD1,066.

According to the statistics, the average monthly salary of expatriates increased by 0.9 percent in 2024, rising to KD340, compared to KD337 in 2023. The rate increased by 1.33 percent in the government sector from KD752 to KD762 and by 0.94 percent in the private sector from KD317 to KD320. The average salary of expatriate males increased by 0.63 percent -- from KD318 to KD320, while that of females increased by 0.8 percent from KD475 to KD479. In the public sector, the average salary of expatriate males rose by 1.38 percent from KD794 to KD805, while that of females increased by 1.4 percent from KD711 to KD721.

Private sector
In the private sector, the average salary of expatriate males increased by 0.98 percent from KD305 to KD308, while that of females increased by 0.47 percent from KD421 to KD423. Moreover, the average monthly salary of Kuwaitis increased by 6.3 percent over the past five years from KD1,474 in 2020 to KD1,568 in 2024.

In the public sector, their average salary increased by 4.8 percent, compared to 13.27 percent in the private sector. In general, the average salary of Kuwaiti males increased by 5.8 percent, while that of females increased by 7.14 percent. In the government sector, the average salary of Kuwaiti males increased by 4.3 percent, while that of females increased by 5.6 percent. In the private sector, the average salary of Kuwaiti males increased by 11.46 percent, while that of females increased by 13.64 percent.

On the other hand, the average monthly salary of expatriates within the same period increased by 6.9 percent KD318 in 2020 to KD340 in 2024. This rate increased by six percent in the government sector, while it increased by seven percent in the private sector. The average salary for male expatriates increased by 6.3 percent and 3.67 percent for females. In the public sector, the average salary of males rose by 6.3 percent and for females by 5.8 percent. In the private sector, the average salary of males rose by 6.57 percent and for females by 5.22 percent.