Average Salary in Erbil, Kurdistan Region

أربيل · هەولێر · Updated June 2026

The median monthly salary in Erbil is 600,000 IQD, based on 4,242 job postings collected by Iraq Jobs Market. Half of advertised roles pay between 500,000 IQD (25th percentile) and 750,000 IQD (75th percentile) per month. Advertised pay ranges from 200,000 IQD up to 5,000,000 IQD for senior and specialised roles.

Median
600,000 IQD
25th–75th pct
500k–750k
Sample size
4,242
Range
200k–5.0M

Salary by sector in Erbil

SectorMedianSamples
International800,000 IQD11
NGO750,000 IQD17
Public650,000 IQD31
Private600,000 IQD3218

Figures are medians of advertised monthly salaries (IQD) from job postings. Sectors with fewer than 5 samples are omitted.

How we calculate this: figures are derived from real job postings aggregated daily across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. We use the advertised minimum monthly salary, normalise city names, and report the median to limit the effect of outliers. Source: Iraq Jobs Market by Nabu Analytics.
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