{"id":4915,"date":"2025-07-09T08:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T05:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menbrkuwait.com\/?p=4915"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:57:53","slug":"minimum-salary-for-driving-licence-in-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/menbrkuwait.com\/en\/4915\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum Salary for Driving Licence in Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kuwaiti laws set a minimum salary requirement for obtaining a driver’s license. This includes all residents who do not fall into the exempt categories, as well as citizens. A license cannot be obtained without meeting this requirement.<\/p>\n

Minimum Salary for Driving License in Kuwait For citizens<\/span><\/h2>\n

There is no minimum salary requirement for obtaining a driver’s license for a Kuwaiti citizen. Kuwaitis can apply for a license after paying the fees, regardless of whether their salary is low or high. They can also obtain a license if they do not have a monthly salary. The minimum salary requirement is limited to residents only.<\/p>\n

Minimum Salary For Driving License in Kuwait for Residents<\/h2>\n

You can find out the minimum salary for obtaining a driving licenses in Kuwait for residents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum salary to obtain a driving license<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motorcycle Driving License<\/td>\n120 Kuwaiti dinars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private Driving License<\/td>\n600 Kuwaiti dinars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Driving License<\/td>\n600 Kuwaiti dinars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Exemptions from Minimum Salary For Driving License in Kuwait<\/h2>\n

Below you can find out the categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a driving license in Kuwait:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a general driving license, provided that they have a university degree<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Judges and members of the public prosecution<\/li>\n
  • Consultants and experts.<\/li>\n
  • Faculty members of universities and applied institutes.<\/li>\n
  • Doctors and pharmacists.<\/li>\n
  • Journalists and media professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Engineers.<\/li>\n
  • Veterinarians.<\/li>\n
  • Researchers of all titles.<\/li>\n
  • Legal professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Translators<\/li>\n
  • Teachers<\/li>\n
  • Social workers<\/li>\n
  • Librarians<\/li>\n
  • Imams of mosques<\/li>\n
  • Muezzins working in government agencies.<\/li>\n
  • Sports coaches working in sports federations and clubs in government agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a general driving license<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • The wife, widow or divorcee of a Kuwaiti who is a foreigner and has children from him.<\/li>\n
  • Husbands of Kuwaiti women and their children who are foreigners.<\/li>\n
  • Illegal residents who hold a valid security card and health insurance.<\/li>\n
  • Members of diplomatic corps.<\/li>\n
  • Professional players in clubs and sports federations in government agencies.<\/li>\n
  • Drivers and delegates in government agencies and general delegates only who have valid legal driving licenses issued by their country or any other country.<\/li>\n
  • Domestic workers and those in similar positions who have worked for a period of not less than (2) two consecutive years with the same sponsor, provided that the profession is changed to driver.<\/li>\n
  • Technicians specializing in oil fields in oil companies.<\/li>\n
  • Physiotherapists and all other medical professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Pilots and their assistants, captains, ship captains and guides<\/li>\n
  • Corpse washer.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives who are mothers or wives of pilots and their assistants, captains, ship captains and guides.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives who are mothers or wives of judges and members of the Public Prosecution.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives who are mothers or wives of consultants and experts.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives, mothers or wives of university and institute faculty members<\/li>\n
  • Housewives, mothers or wives of doctors and pharmacists.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives, mothers or wives of executive directors, general managers and their assistants<\/li>\n
  • Judges and members of the public prosecution<\/li>\n
  • Consultants and experts.<\/li>\n
  • Faculty members of universities and applied institutes.<\/li>\n
  • Doctors and pharmacists.<\/li>\n
  • Journalists and media professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Engineers.<\/li>\n
  • Veterinarians.<\/li>\n
  • Researchers of all titles.<\/li>\n
  • Legal professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Translators<\/li>\n
  • Teachers<\/li>\n
  • Social workers<\/li>\n
  • Librarians<\/li>\n
  • Imams of mosques<\/li>\n
  • Muezzins working in government agencies.<\/li>\n
  • Sports coaches working in sports federations and clubs in government agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a private driver\u2019s license, provided that they have a university degree<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Judges and members of the public prosecution<\/li>\n
  • Consultants and experts.<\/li>\n
  • Faculty members of universities and applied institutes.<\/li>\n
  • Doctors and pharmacists.<\/li>\n
  • Journalists and media professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Engineers.<\/li>\n
  • Veterinarians.<\/li>\n
  • Researchers of all titles.<\/li>\n
  • Legal professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Translators<\/li>\n
  • Teachers<\/li>\n
  • Social workers<\/li>\n
  • Librarians<\/li>\n
  • Imams of mosques<\/li>\n
  • Muezzins working in government agencies.<\/li>\n
  • Sports coaches working in sports federations and clubs in government agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a private driving license<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • The wife, widow or divorcee of a Kuwaiti who is a foreigner and has children from him.<\/li>\n
  • Husbands of Kuwaiti women and their children who are foreigners.<\/li>\n
  • Illegal residents who hold a valid security card and health insurance.<\/li>\n
  • Members of diplomatic corps.<\/li>\n
  • Professional players in clubs and sports federations in government agencies.<\/li>\n
  • Drivers and delegates in government agencies and general delegates only who have valid legal driving licenses issued by their country or any other country.<\/li>\n
  • Domestic workers and those in similar positions who have worked for a period of not less than (2) two consecutive years with the same sponsor, provided that the profession is changed to driver.<\/li>\n
  • Technicians specializing in oil fields in oil companies.<\/li>\n
  • Physiotherapists and all other medical professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Pilots and their assistants, captains, ship captains and guides<\/li>\n
  • Corpse washer.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives who are mothers or wives of pilots and their assistants, captains, ship captains and guides.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives who are mothers or wives of judges and members of the Public Prosecution.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives who are mothers or wives of consultants and experts.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives, mothers or wives of university and institute faculty members<\/li>\n
  • Housewives, mothers or wives of doctors and pharmacists.<\/li>\n
  • Housewives, mothers or wives of executive directors, general managers and their assistants<\/li>\n
  • Judges and members of the public prosecution<\/li>\n
  • Consultants and experts.<\/li>\n
  • Faculty members of universities and applied institutes.<\/li>\n
  • Doctors and pharmacists.<\/li>\n
  • Journalists and media professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Engineers.<\/li>\n
  • Veterinarians.<\/li>\n
  • Researchers of all titles.<\/li>\n
  • Legal professionals.<\/li>\n
  • Translators<\/li>\n
  • Teachers<\/li>\n
  • Social workers<\/li>\n
  • Librarians<\/li>\n
  • Imams of mosques<\/li>\n
  • Muezzins working in government agencies.<\/li>\n
  • Sports coaches working in sports federations and clubs in government agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Conclusion<\/h2>\n

    The General Traffic Department in Kuwait has set the minimum salary and all other requirements for obtaining a driver’s license. Without meeting these requirements, a resident or citizen will not be able to obtain a license that allows them to legally drive vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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