Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,144 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 23,873 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
23,873 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 24,144 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 289,728 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 286,473 KWD per year, or 23,873 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 165193
43.0%
1
Canada
KWD 141816
51.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 258668
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 241482
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 228617
21.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 196997
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 192555
33.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 189695
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 188827
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 182033
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 181573
37.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 180003
37.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 176904
38.9%
11
China
KWD 168071
42.0%
12
Japan
KWD 164255
43.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 160487
44.6%
14
Australia
KWD 159455
45.0%
15
India
KWD 100318
65.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 256671
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 210225
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 197957
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 195435
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 189803
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 189055
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 188321
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 184345
36.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 183964
36.5%
9
Chile
KWD 181323
37.4%
10
Peru
KWD 179877
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 169466
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 210830
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 202965
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 197323
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 197111
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 191961
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 189001
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 178272
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 176779
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 176265
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 174188
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 162402
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 160446
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 286473
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 285310
1.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 284091
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 275242
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 275242
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 266550
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 217381
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 217354
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 168799
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 152378
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%.