Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,010 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 23,739 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.1%
98.9%
Net pay
1.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
23,739 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 24,010 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.25 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 288,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 284,865 KWD per year, or 23,739 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 250664
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 234818
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 231937
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 221528
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 168550
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 166673
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 161978
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 160965
44.1%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 155936
45.9%
9
Norway
KWD 155889
45.9%
10
Spain
KWD 154667
46.3%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 152827
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 152778
47.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 151540
47.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 148318
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 147018
49.0%
16
Germany
KWD 143840
50.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 142845
50.4%
18
Italy
KWD 132979
53.9%
19
France
KWD 131886
54.2%
20
Finland
KWD 110786
61.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 109367
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 106467
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 164336
43.0%
1
Canada
KWD 141068
51.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 257220
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 240147
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 227363
21.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 195910
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 191510
33.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 188650
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 187782
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 181034
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 180608
37.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 179022
37.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 175955
38.9%
11
China
KWD 167186
42.0%
12
Japan
KWD 163388
43.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 159649
44.6%
14
Australia
KWD 158603
45.0%
15
India
KWD 100133
65.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 255248
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 209059
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 196878
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 194361
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 188758
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 188015
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 187276
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 183368
36.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 182983
36.5%
9
Chile
KWD 180358
37.4%
10
Peru
KWD 178892
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 168549
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 209660
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 201839
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 196226
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 196017
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 190897
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 187956
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 177283
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 175800
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 175290
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 173223
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 161517
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 159562
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 284865
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 283702
1.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 282499
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 273714
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 273714
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 265070
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 216175
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 216148
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 167863
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 151574
47.4%
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%.