Average Salary in Kirkuk

كركوك · کەرکوک · Updated June 2026

The median monthly salary in Kirkuk is 600,000 IQD, based on 257 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 250,000 IQD up to 2,358,000 IQD for senior and specialised roles.

Median
600,000 IQD
25th–75th pct
500k–750k
Sample size
257
Range
250k–2.4M

Salary by sector in Kirkuk

SectorMedianSamples
Private600,000 IQD181

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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