# Kuwait salary rules: employer loan deductions capped at 10%, other debts at 25%, no interest allowed

Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/world/kuwait-salary-rules-employer-loan-deductions-capped-at-10percent-other-debts-at)
Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 31 Oct 2026
Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 31 Oct 2026

> Kuwait's manpower authority has spelled out what an employer can and cannot take from a worker's pay. It matters to the Pakistanis working there.

Kuwait's Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has published a guide to workers' pay rights that caps how much of a salary can be taken for debts, [ARY News reported](https://arynews.tv/workers-salaries-protected-kuwait-limits-loan-deductions-to-10-other-debts-to-25) on 31 October 2026. The guide, titled "Clarity of Rights... Stability for the Employment Relationship", restates rules from Kuwait's private-sector Labour Law.

## The rules in short

- **Your agreed wage cannot be cut.** An employer may not reduce the salary written in the contract for as long as the contract runs (Article 28).
- **Loans from your employer: 10% cap.** Deductions to repay a loan or debt owed to the employer cannot exceed **10% of the wage**.
- **No interest.** The employer may not charge interest on such a loan or debt (Article 59/A).
- **All other debts: 25% cap.** Seizing, assigning or deducting wages to settle any other debts is capped at **25% of the wage**, however many debts there are.
- **Alimony comes first.** Where several debts compete, maintenance (alimony) obligations are paid first (Article 59/B).

## What it means in rupees

Take a worker earning **KWD 150 a month**. Under the rules, an employer recovering an advance can take at most KWD 15 a month, and all other debts combined cannot take more than KWD 37.5. Use our [currency converter](/tools/finance/currency-converter) to see what those amounts are in rupees today.

## Why Pakistani workers should know this

Kuwait is home to a large Pakistani workforce, many of them on contracts where employers lend money for tickets, visa costs or housing deposits and then recover it from wages. These rules mean:

1. Ask for any loan from your employer to be written down, with the monthly deduction stated.
2. If more than 10% of your salary is being taken for an employer loan, or interest is being added, that is against the law.
3. A salary lower than your contract, without a new signed contract, is also not allowed.

Complaints go to PAM. Pakistan's embassy in Kuwait and the Community Welfare Attaché can help workers who cannot get a hearing.

## Before you sign

If you are comparing a Gulf offer with a job at home, our [salary breakdown calculator](/tools/finance/salary-breakdown-calculator) shows what a Pakistani salary leaves after tax, and the [AED](/data/aed-pkr) and [SAR](/data/sar-pkr) pages track Gulf currencies against the rupee.

PAM's guide does not give a new effective date; it restates rules that are already in force.

## Frequently asked questions

**How much can a Kuwait employer deduct from salary for a loan?**

At most 10% of the wage, with no interest, under Kuwait's Labour Law as set out by the Public Authority for Manpower. Deductions for all other debts are capped at 25%.

## Sources

- Workers' salaries protected: Kuwait limits loan deductions to 10%, other debts to 25% (ARY News): https://arynews.tv/workers-salaries-protected-kuwait-limits-loan-deductions-to-10-other-debts-to-25

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