Average Salary in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region

السليمانية · سلێمانی · Updated June 2026

The median monthly salary in Sulaymaniyah is 500,000 IQD, based on 2,193 job postings collected by Iraq Jobs Market. Half of advertised roles pay between 450,000 IQD (25th percentile) and 650,000 IQD (75th percentile) per month. Advertised pay ranges from 200,000 IQD up to 4,000,000 IQD for senior and specialised roles.

Median
500,000 IQD
25th–75th pct
450k–650k
Sample size
2,193
Range
200k–4.0M

Salary by sector in Sulaymaniyah

SectorMedianSamples
Private500,000 IQD1703
Public500,000 IQD14
NGO400,000 IQD8

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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