Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,220 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,949 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
22,949 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 23,220 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.26 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 278,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 275,385 KWD per year, or 22,949 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 242417
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 227092
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 224305
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 214229
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 163004
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 161217
42.1%
6
Greece
KWD 156669
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 156009
44.0%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 151030
45.8%
9
Norway
KWD 150902
45.8%
10
Spain
KWD 149756
46.3%
11
Austria
KWD 148139
46.8%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 147820
47.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 146684
47.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 143530
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 142277
48.9%
16
Germany
KWD 139244
50.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 138295
50.4%
18
Italy
KWD 128677
53.8%
19
France
KWD 127971
54.1%
20
Finland
KWD 107295
61.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 105824
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 103054
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 159283
42.8%
1
Canada
KWD 136663
51.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 248688
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 232279
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 219969
21.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 189501
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 185348
33.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 182488
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 181620
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 175149
37.1%
8
Taiwan
KWD 174920
37.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 173239
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 170362
38.9%
11
China
KWD 161972
41.9%
12
Japan
KWD 158279
43.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 154707
44.5%
14
Australia
KWD 153578
44.9%
15
India
KWD 99042
64.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 246857
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 202186
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 190515
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 188033
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 182596
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 181886
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 181114
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 177611
36.3%
8
Colombia
KWD 177200
36.4%
9
Chile
KWD 174670
37.3%
10
Peru
KWD 173086
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 163141
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 202764
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 195203
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 189758
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 189569
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 184626
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 181794
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 171453
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 170028
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 169545
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 167535
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 156303
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 154348
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 275385
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 274222
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 273114
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 264708
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 264708
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 256349
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 209065
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 209038
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 162341
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 146834
47.3%
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%.