📊Labour Market Intelligence

Iraq & Kurdistan
Salary Guide

Median pay by city, sector, and role — derived from real job postings. Updated September 2026.

600,000 IQD
National median / month
27,819+
Job postings sampled
12
Cities covered

The median monthly salary across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region is 600,000 IQD, based on 27,819 job postings. Most advertised roles pay between 500,000 IQD and 750,000 IQD per month.

Average salary by city

CityMedian / moSamples
Basra700,000 IQD343
Najaf700,000 IQD175
Mosul700,000 IQD74
Tikrit675,000 IQD28
Hilla650,000 IQD89
Anbar610,000 IQD86
Baghdad600,000 IQD18959
Karbala600,000 IQD579
Erbil600,000 IQD2575
Zakho600,000 IQD49
Amarah600,000 IQD27
Kirkuk600,000 IQD223

By sector

International800,000 IQD
Private600,000 IQD
Public550,000 IQD
NGO500,000 IQD

Top-paying roles

HR Manager1,350,000 IQD
Civil Engineer1,000,000 IQD
Architect1,000,000 IQD
Sales Manager1,000,000 IQD
HSE Officer1,000,000 IQD
Agricultural Engineer1,000,000 IQD
Methodology: medians of advertised minimum monthly salaries (IQD) from job postings aggregated daily across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. City and title names are normalised; thinly-sampled groups are omitted. Source: Iraq Jobs Market by Nabu Analytics.
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