A pot study was conducted in net house to determine the influence of hormonal priming kinetin (50 mg·dm-3), salicylic acid (50 mg·dm-3), spermine (50 mg·dm-3) and spermidine (50 mg·dm-3) on emergence, yield, antioxidants and ionic content of two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars SARC-1 (salt tolerant) and MH-97 (salt sensitive) under normal and saline conditions. The growth of wheat plants was severely affected by salinity stress. But the most of hormonal priming strategies were effective in alleviating the adverse effects of salt stress on wheat plants, however, hormonal priming with salicylic acid (SA) followed by priming with kinetin successfully enhanced seedling vigor by increasing emergence index, decreasing the uptake of Na+ and finally increasing grain yield of both cultivars under normal as well as saline conditions. Activities of SOD and CAT in both cultivars were significantly affected by priming in stressful environment. On the other hand, SARC-1 performed better as compared to MH-97 due to the increased antioxidant activities under salt stress. It can be concluded that priming with 50 mg·dm-3 SA followed by 50 mg·dm-3 kinetin for 12 h maximally improved salt tolerance in both wheat cultivars.