Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,620 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,349 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
22,349 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 22,620 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 271,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 268,185 KWD per year, or 22,349 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 236153
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 221224
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 218509
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 208685
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 158792
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 157073
42.1%
6
Greece
KWD 152637
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 152309
43.9%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 147304
45.7%
9
Norway
KWD 147115
45.8%
10
Spain
KWD 146027
46.2%
11
Austria
KWD 144616
46.7%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 144017
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 142996
47.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 139894
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 138676
48.9%
16
Germany
KWD 135754
50.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 134839
50.3%
18
Italy
KWD 125410
53.8%
19
France
KWD 124997
54.0%
20
Finland
KWD 104644
61.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 103132
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 100462
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 155445
42.7%
1
Canada
KWD 133317
50.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 242208
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 226303
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 214353
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 184634
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 180668
33.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 177808
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 176940
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 170679
37.1%
8
Taiwan
KWD 170600
37.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 168847
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 166114
38.8%
11
China
KWD 158012
41.8%
12
Japan
KWD 154399
43.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 150954
44.4%
14
Australia
KWD 149762
44.8%
15
India
KWD 98213
63.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 240485
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 196966
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 185682
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 183227
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 177916
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 177231
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 176434
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 173238
36.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 172808
36.3%
9
Chile
KWD 170350
37.2%
10
Peru
KWD 168676
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 159034
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 197526
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 190163
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 184845
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 184672
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 179863
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 177114
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 167025
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 165644
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 165182
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 163215
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 152343
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 150388
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 268185
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 267022
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 265986
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 257868
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 257868
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 249725
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 203665
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 203638
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 158148
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 143234
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%.