Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,339 KWD
Pension
- 187 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 11.70 KWD
Total tax
- 236 KWD
Net pay
* 2,103 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.1%
89.9%
Net pay
10.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,103 KWD
Net pay
281 KWD
Tax the employer pays
236 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
517 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 281 KWD to pay you 2,339 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.21 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.1% tax rate now rises to 19.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 28,068 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,836 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,232 KWD per year, or 2,103 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.1% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 24419
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 22875
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22595
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 22077
21.4%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 21288
24.2%
5
France
KWD 19651
30.0%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 19558
30.3%
7
Norway
KWD 18824
32.9%
8
Spain
KWD 18426
34.4%
9
Denmark
KWD 18337
34.7%
10
Ireland
KWD 18020
35.8%
11
Austria
KWD 17344
38.2%
12
Poland
KWD 17001
39.4%
13
Netherlands
KWD 16991
39.5%
14
Sweden
KWD 16966
39.6%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 16525
41.1%
16
Romania
KWD 16420
41.5%
17
Greece
KWD 16349
41.8%
18
Germany
KWD 15695
44.1%
19
Finland
KWD 15035
46.4%
20
Italy
KWD 14968
46.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 13550
51.7%
22
Belgium
KWD 12160
56.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20382
27.4%
1
Canada
KWD 18844
32.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 24304
13.4%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 23174
17.4%
2
Taiwan
KWD 22917
18.4%
3
Singapore
KWD 22859
18.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 21668
22.8%
5
South Korea
KWD 20915
25.5%
6
China
KWD 20329
27.6%
7
Australia
KWD 20125
28.3%
8
Indonesia
KWD 20115
28.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 20101
28.4%
10
Japan
KWD 19824
29.4%
11
Pakistan
KWD 19616
30.1%
12
Malaysia
KWD 19309
31.2%
13
Philippines
KWD 19223
31.5%
14
Vietnam
KWD 18748
33.2%
15
India
KWD 15848
43.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25081
10.6%
1
Chile
KWD 22180
21.0%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 21976
21.7%
3
Panama
KWD 20776
26.0%
4
Puerto Rico
KWD 20652
26.4%
5
Uruguay
KWD 20627
26.5%
6
Colombia
KWD 20579
26.7%
7
Brazil
KWD 20522
26.9%
8
Ecuador
KWD 20092
28.4%
9
Peru
KWD 19610
30.1%
10
Mexico
KWD 19419
30.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 18242
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20473
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 19803
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 19130
31.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 18922
32.6%
4
Ghana
KWD 18873
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 18786
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 18431
34.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 17702
36.9%
8
Cameroon
KWD 17467
37.8%
9
Zambia
KWD 17351
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 17192
38.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 16533
41.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26665
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 26665
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25823
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 25823
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25261
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 25232
10.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 21136
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21109
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 19614
30.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 16406
41.6%
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%.