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Pilot Salary in Kuwait
Kuwait Airways, based in Kuwait, with our captain and first officer estimates and ranges. Civil aviation authority: DGCA.
Pilot salary by airline in Kuwait
Sorted by captain average, highest first. Click an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet, hiring requirements and reviews from working pilots. Note that Kuwait levies no personal income tax, so these figures are close to take-home.
| Airline | Captain est. | Captain range | F/O est. | F/O range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait Airways | $176K | $145K〜$220K | $98K | $79K〜$123K |
Where Kuwait sits worldwide
Captain estimates side by side. Kuwait sits at $176K against a $270K world average — about 35% below. That places it 25th of the 52 countries we give an average for.
Country figures are the mean of our captain estimates for the airlines we list there. First officers: $154K worldwide. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airlines publish. Where an airline has published a figure itself, we show that separately on its own page.
Compare other countries
To see the whole region at once, go to pilot salary in the Middle East — 10 airlines across 7 countries, captains averaging $257K.
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