WageTable

Minimum wage in Kuwait

No rate rows are published yet for Kuwait. Check back soon.

Public Authority for Manpower Decision No. 14 of 2017 sets a minimum wage for workers in the private and oil sectors (Kuwait Al-Yawm No. 1344, 11 June 2017). WageIndicator (secondary, as of 2026-09-26) lists KWD 75 per month from 11 June 2017, and KWD 75 for domestic workers from 8 May 2022. No rows yet: the text of the decision could not be retrieved from an official source.

1 level of law

How this rate is resolved

The highest minimum that covers the work location applies.

Employers must pay the highest minimum that covers the work location. WageTable checks each level in turn:

  1. Kuwait

Kuwait sets no rule of its own on record.

Kuwait

Enforcement

Enforced by Public Authority for Manpower (الهيئة العامة للقوى العاملة).