Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,420 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 23,149 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
23,149 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 23,420 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 281,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 277,785 KWD per year, or 23,149 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 244505
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 229048
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 226237
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 216077
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 164408
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 162598
42.1%
6
Greece
KWD 158013
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 157263
44.0%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 152272
45.8%
9
Norway
KWD 152164
45.9%
10
Spain
KWD 150999
46.3%
11
Austria
KWD 149314
46.9%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 149088
47.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 147913
47.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 144742
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 143477
49.0%
16
Germany
KWD 140408
50.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 139447
50.4%
18
Italy
KWD 129767
53.8%
19
France
KWD 128962
54.1%
20
Finland
KWD 108179
61.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 106721
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 103918
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 160562
42.9%
1
Canada
KWD 137778
51.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 250848
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 234271
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 221841
21.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 191124
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 186908
33.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 184048
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 183180
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 176639
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 176360
37.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 174703
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 171778
38.9%
11
China
KWD 163292
41.9%
12
Japan
KWD 159572
43.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 155958
44.5%
14
Australia
KWD 154850
44.9%
15
India
KWD 99318
64.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 248981
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 203926
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 192126
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 189635
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 184156
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 183438
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 182674
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 179068
36.3%
8
Colombia
KWD 178664
36.4%
9
Chile
KWD 176110
37.3%
10
Peru
KWD 174556
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 164510
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 204510
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 196883
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 191395
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 191202
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 186214
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 183354
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 172929
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 171489
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 171000
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 168975
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 157623
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 155668
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 277785
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 276622
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 275490
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 266988
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 266988
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 258557
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 210865
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 210838
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 163739
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 148034
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%.