Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,744 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 21,473 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.2%
98.8%
Net pay
1.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
21,473 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 21,744 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.28 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 2.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 260,928 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 257,673 KWD per year, or 21,473 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.3% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 227007
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 212656
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 210047
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 200590
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 152643
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 151022
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 146909
43.7%
7
Greece
KWD 146751
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 141864
45.6%
9
Norway
KWD 141586
45.7%
10
Spain
KWD 140581
46.1%
11
Austria
KWD 139470
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 138464
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 137612
47.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 134586
48.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 133419
48.9%
16
Germany
KWD 130659
49.9%
17
Ireland
KWD 129793
50.3%
18
France
KWD 120656
53.8%
19
Italy
KWD 120640
53.8%
20
Finland
KWD 100774
61.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 99203
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 96678
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 149842
42.6%
1
Canada
KWD 128432
50.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 231181
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 189345
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 178625
31.5%
3
Panama
KWD 176211
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 171083
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 170435
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 169601
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 166853
36.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 166396
36.2%
9
Chile
KWD 164043
37.1%
10
Peru
KWD 162237
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 153037
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 189878
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 182805
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 177672
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 177521
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 172910
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 170281
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 160560
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 159244
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 158812
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 156908
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 146562
43.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 144606
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 257673
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 256510
1.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 255579
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 247882
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 247882
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 240054
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 195781
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 195754
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 152026
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 137978
47.1%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.