Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,268 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,997 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
22,997 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 23,268 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
2.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 2.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 279,216 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 275,961 KWD per year, or 22,997 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 242918
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 227561
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 224769
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 214672
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 163341
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 161548
42.1%
6
Greece
KWD 156992
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 156310
44.0%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 151328
45.8%
9
Norway
KWD 151205
45.9%
10
Spain
KWD 150055
46.3%
11
Austria
KWD 148421
46.8%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 148124
47.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 146979
47.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 143821
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 142565
48.9%
16
Germany
KWD 139524
50.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 138571
50.4%
18
Italy
KWD 128939
53.8%
19
France
KWD 128209
54.1%
20
Finland
KWD 107508
61.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 106039
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 103261
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 159590
42.8%
1
Canada
KWD 136931
51.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 249207
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 232757
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 220418
21.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 189891
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 185722
33.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 182862
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 181994
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 175506
37.1%
8
Taiwan
KWD 175266
37.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 173591
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 170702
38.9%
11
China
KWD 162289
41.9%
12
Japan
KWD 158589
43.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 155007
44.5%
14
Australia
KWD 153884
44.9%
15
India
KWD 99108
64.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 247367
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 202604
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 190901
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 188418
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 182970
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 182259
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 181488
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 177960
36.3%
8
Colombia
KWD 177552
36.4%
9
Chile
KWD 175016
37.3%
10
Peru
KWD 173438
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 163469
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 203183
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 195607
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 190151
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 189961
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 185007
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 182169
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 171807
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 170379
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 169895
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 167880
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 156620
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 154664
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 275961
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 274798
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 273684
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 265255
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 265255
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 256879
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 209497
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 209470
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 162677
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 147122
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%.