Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,534 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,263 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
22,263 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 22,534 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.27 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 2.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 270,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 267,153 KWD per year, or 22,263 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.2% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 235255
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 220383
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 217678
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 207890
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 158189
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 156479
42.1%
6
Greece
KWD 152060
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 151779
43.9%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 146770
45.7%
9
Norway
KWD 146572
45.8%
10
Spain
KWD 145492
46.2%
11
Austria
KWD 144111
46.7%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 143472
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 142467
47.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 139373
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 138160
48.9%
16
Germany
KWD 135254
50.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 134343
50.3%
18
Italy
KWD 124942
53.8%
19
France
KWD 124571
53.9%
20
Finland
KWD 104264
61.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 102747
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 100091
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 154895
42.7%
1
Canada
KWD 132837
50.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 241280
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 225446
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 213548
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 183937
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 179997
33.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 177137
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 176269
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 170038
37.1%
8
Taiwan
KWD 169981
37.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 168218
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 165505
38.8%
11
China
KWD 157445
41.8%
12
Japan
KWD 153843
43.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 150416
44.4%
14
Australia
KWD 149215
44.8%
15
India
KWD 98094
63.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 239571
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 196218
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 184989
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 182538
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 177245
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 176564
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 175763
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 172611
36.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 172179
36.3%
9
Chile
KWD 169731
37.2%
10
Peru
KWD 168043
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 158445
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 196775
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 189441
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 184141
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 183970
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 179181
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 176443
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 166390
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 165016
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 164557
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 162596
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 151776
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 149820
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 267153
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 265990
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 264964
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 256888
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 256888
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 248775
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 202891
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 202864
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 157547
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 142718
47.2%
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%.