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Minimum Salary for Driving License in Kuwait 2025

ByLama MohammadUpdated12 January 2025 - 3:42pm

Below you can find out the minimum salary for driving licenses in Kuwait:

Minimum salary for private driving licenses: 600 Kuwaiti dinars.
Minimum salary for public driving licenses: 600 Kuwaiti dinars.
Minimum salary for motorcycle driving licenses: 120 Kuwaiti dinars.

Minimum Salary For Driving License in Kuwait for Citizens

The law in Kuwait does not stipulate a minimum salary for citizens to obtain driving licenses, as public and private driving licenses and motorcycles can be obtained by any citizen after reaching the legal age for granting the license and passing the medical tests, vision test, practical and theoretical tests according to the type of license.

Minimum Salary For Driving License in Kuwait for Residents

Below you can find out the minimum salary for obtaining a driving licenses in Kuwait for residents:

Category	Minimum salary to obtain a driving license	Minimum salary to renew driving license
Motorcycle Driving License	120 Kuwaiti dinars	120 KWD
Private Driving License	600 Kuwaiti dinars	600 KWD
General Driving License	600 Kuwaiti dinars	600 KWD

Exemptions from Minimum Salary For Driving License in Kuwait

Below you can find out the categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a driving license in Kuwait:

Categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a general driving license	The wife, widow or divorcee of a Kuwaiti who is a foreigner and has children from him. Husbands of Kuwaiti women and their children who are foreigners. Illegal residents who hold a valid security card and health insurance. Members of diplomatic corps. Professional players in clubs and sports federations in government agencies. Drivers and delegates in government agencies and general delegates only who have valid legal driving licenses issued by their country or any other country. 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. Technicians specializing in oil fields in oil companies. Physiotherapists and all other medical professionals. Pilots and their assistants, captains, ship captains and guides Corpse washer. Housewives who are mothers or wives of pilots and their assistants, captains, ship captains and guides. Housewives who are mothers or wives of judges and members of the Public Prosecution. Housewives who are mothers or wives of consultants and experts. Housewives, mothers or wives of university and institute faculty members Housewives, mothers or wives of doctors and pharmacists. Housewives, mothers or wives of executive directors, general managers and their assistants Judges and members of the public prosecution Consultants and experts. Faculty members of universities and applied institutes. Doctors and pharmacists. Journalists and media professionals. Engineers. Veterinarians. Researchers of all titles. Legal professionals. Translators Teachers Social workers Librarians Imams of mosques Muezzins working in government agencies. Sports coaches working in sports federations and clubs in government agencies.
Categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a general driving license, provided that they have a university degree	Judges and members of the public prosecution Consultants and experts. Faculty members of universities and applied institutes. Doctors and pharmacists. Journalists and media professionals. Engineers. Veterinarians. Researchers of all titles. Legal professionals. Translators Teachers Social workers Librarians Imams of mosques Muezzins working in government agencies. Sports coaches working in sports federations and clubs in government agencies.
Categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a private driving license	The wife, widow or divorcee of a Kuwaiti who is a foreigner and has children from him. Husbands of Kuwaiti women and their children who are foreigners. Illegal residents who hold a valid security card and health insurance. Members of diplomatic corps. Professional players in clubs and sports federations in government agencies. Drivers and delegates in government agencies and general delegates only who have valid legal driving licenses issued by their country or any other country. 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. Technicians specializing in oil fields in oil companies. Physiotherapists and all other medical professionals. Pilots and their assistants, captains, ship captains and guides Corpse washer. Housewives who are mothers or wives of pilots and their assistants, captains, ship captains and guides. Housewives who are mothers or wives of judges and members of the Public Prosecution. Housewives who are mothers or wives of consultants and experts. Housewives, mothers or wives of university and institute faculty members Housewives, mothers or wives of doctors and pharmacists. Housewives, mothers or wives of executive directors, general managers and their assistants Judges and members of the public prosecution Consultants and experts. Faculty members of universities and applied institutes. Doctors and pharmacists. Journalists and media professionals. Engineers. Veterinarians. Researchers of all titles. Legal professionals. Translators Teachers Social workers Librarians Imams of mosques Muezzins working in government agencies. Sports coaches working in sports federations and clubs in government agencies.
Categories exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a private driver’s license, provided that they have a university degree	Judges and members of the public prosecution Consultants and experts. Faculty members of universities and applied institutes. Doctors and pharmacists. Journalists and media professionals. Engineers. Veterinarians. Researchers of all titles. Legal professionals. Translators Teachers Social workers Librarians Imams of mosques Muezzins working in government agencies. Sports coaches working in sports federations and clubs in government agencies.

Minimum Age For Driving License in Kuwait

Below you can find out the minimum age for obtaining a driving licenses in Kuwait:

Driving License	Minimum Age
Minimum age for obtaining private Driving License	18 years
Minimum age for obtaining general Driving License	21 years
Minimum age for obtaining motorcycle Driving License	18 years
Minimum age for obtaining construction Vehicle Driving License	21 years
Minimum age for obtaining industrial Vehicle Driving License	21 years
Minimum age for obtaining agricultural Vehicle Driving License	21 years

Questions & Answers

What is the minimum salary to obtain a private driving license for the husband of a Kuwaiti woman?

A foreigner married to a Kuwaiti woman is exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a private driving license.

What is the minimum salary to obtain a private driving license in Kuwait for doctors?

Doctors residing in Kuwait are exempted from the minimum salary to obtain a private driving license.

Does changing the profession cancel the minimum salary to obtain a driving license in Kuwait?

Changing the profession may lead to changing the minimum salary to obtain a driving license in Kuwait and may lead to imposing a salary condition on the category previously exempted from it.

What is the minimum age to obtain a private driving license in Kuwait?

The minimum age to obtain a private driving license in Kuwait is 18 years.

What is the minimum salary to obtain a motorcycle driving license in Kuwait?

The minimum salary to obtain a motorcycle driving license in Kuwait is 120 Kuwaiti dinars.