Kuwait Teacher Salary Recovery 2025: A Complete Guide
Recently, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education activated the fingerprint system in all schools, and it became clear to it that there are many teachers who receive salaries but do not show up for work. Therefore, it recovered all the salaries that were disbursed to them and brought them to justice to be punished for that.
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Kuwait Teacher Salary Recovery
The State of Kuwait has recovered large sums of salary payments to teachers following the implementation of the fingerprint system. This system has proven that many teachers were receiving their salaries without reporting to school or performing any work. Recovery efforts are ongoing to hold all teachers who violate the law accountable. [1]
How Many Teachers Have Had Their Salaries Recovered in Kuwait
According to the latest available figures, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education has recovered approximately 5 million Kuwaiti dinars from teachers who received these salaries without going to schools to practice their work. These teachers may be prosecuted for violating the applicable laws and decisions.
Kuwait Teacher Base Salary
The following table shows the basic salaries of teachers in Kuwait:
| Grade | Starting Salary | After the 1st bonus | After the 2nd bonus | After the 3rd bonus | After the 4th bonus | After the 5th bonus | Annual bonus |
| Grade A | 520 KWD | 532 KWD | 544 KWD | 556 KWD | 568 KWD | 580 KWD | 12 KWD |
| Grade B | 460 KWD | 472 KWD | 484 KWD | 496 KWD | 508 KWD | 520 KWD | 12 KWD |
| Grade 1 | 410 KWD | 420 KWD | 430 KWD | 440 KWD | 450 KWD | 460 KWD | 10 KWD |
| Grade 2 | 360 KWD | 370 KWD | 380 KWD | 390 KWD | 400 KWD | 410 KWD | 10 KWD |
| Grade 3 | 310 KWD | 320 KWD | 330 KWD | 340 KWD | 350 KWD | 360 KWD | 10 KWD |
| Grade 4 | 260 KWD | 270 KWD | 280 KWD | 290 KWD | 300 KWD | 310 KWD | 10 KWD |
| Grade 5 | 200 KWD | 208 KWD | 216 KWD | 224 KWD | 232 KWD | 240 KWD | 8 KWD |
Conclusion
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Education has recovered more than 5 million Kuwaiti dinars in salaries. This amount applies only to teachers who were receiving salaries and were found to be out of work after the fingerprint system was implemented in all schools.
Questions & Answers
The Ministry of Education recovered teachers' salaries in Kuwait after discovering that they were not actually working in schools following the implementation of the fingerprint system.
The total amount of salaries recovered from teachers in Kuwait by the Ministry of Education amounted to more than 5 million Kuwaiti dinars.
No, the Ministry of Education has not finished recovering teachers' salaries in Kuwait. It is currently holding unemployed teachers accountable and recovering their salaries.
