Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,406 KWD
Pension
- 192 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 12.03 KWD
Total tax
- 242 KWD
Net pay
* 2,164 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
2,164 KWD
Net pay
289 KWD
Tax the employer pays
242 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
531 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 289 KWD to pay you 2,406 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 28,872 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,904 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,968 KWD per year, or 2,164 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 25119
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23531
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23242
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 22637
21.6%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 21907
24.1%
5
France
KWD 20081
30.5%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 20015
30.7%
7
Norway
KWD 19257
33.3%
8
Spain
KWD 18865
34.7%
9
Denmark
KWD 18749
35.1%
10
Ireland
KWD 18406
36.3%
11
Austria
KWD 17810
38.3%
12
Poland
KWD 17464
39.5%
13
Netherlands
KWD 17398
39.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 17368
39.8%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 16893
41.5%
16
Romania
KWD 16890
41.5%
17
Greece
KWD 16799
41.8%
18
Germany
KWD 16091
44.3%
19
Italy
KWD 15333
46.9%
20
Finland
KWD 15331
46.9%
21
Portugal
KWD 13859
52.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 12461
56.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20897
27.6%
1
Canada
KWD 19299
33.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 24971
13.5%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 23897
17.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 23542
18.5%
3
Taiwan
KWD 23480
18.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 22230
23.0%
5
South Korea
KWD 21392
25.9%
6
China
KWD 20892
27.6%
7
Indonesia
KWD 20658
28.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20639
28.5%
9
Australia
KWD 20615
28.6%
10
Japan
KWD 20329
29.6%
11
Pakistan
KWD 20139
30.3%
12
Malaysia
KWD 19825
31.3%
13
Philippines
KWD 19748
31.6%
14
Vietnam
KWD 19270
33.3%
15
India
KWD 16280
43.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25792
10.7%
1
Chile
KWD 22724
21.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22551
21.9%
3
Uruguay
KWD 21374
26.0%
4
Panama
KWD 21313
26.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 21172
26.7%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21129
26.8%
7
Brazil
KWD 21104
26.9%
8
Ecuador
KWD 20565
28.8%
9
Peru
KWD 20103
30.4%
10
Mexico
KWD 19950
30.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 18765
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21058
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 20366
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 19677
31.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 19445
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 19405
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 19335
33.0%
6
South Africa
KWD 18904
34.5%
7
Morocco
KWD 18189
37.0%
8
Cameroon
KWD 17957
37.8%
9
Zambia
KWD 17846
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 17674
38.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 16975
41.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27428
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 27428
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26562
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 26562
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25985
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 25968
10.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 21739
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21712
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 20074
30.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 16874
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%.