Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,401 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 24,130 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
24,130 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 24,401 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
2.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 292,812 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 289,557 KWD per year, or 24,130 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 254746
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 238642
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 235714
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 225141
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 171295
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 169373
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 164606
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 163419
44.2%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 158364
45.9%
9
Norway
KWD 158357
45.9%
10
Spain
KWD 157097
46.4%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 155306
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 155073
47.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 153943
47.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 150687
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 149364
49.0%
16
Germany
KWD 146114
50.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 145097
50.5%
18
Italy
KWD 135109
53.9%
19
France
KWD 133824
54.3%
20
Finland
KWD 112514
61.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 111121
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 108156
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 166837
43.0%
1
Canada
KWD 143249
51.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 261443
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 244041
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 231023
21.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 199082
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 194560
33.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 191700
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 190831
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 183947
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 183423
37.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 181884
37.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 178723
39.0%
11
China
KWD 169767
42.0%
12
Japan
KWD 165917
43.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 162095
44.6%
14
Australia
KWD 161089
45.0%
15
India
KWD 100672
65.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 259401
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 212461
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 200027
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 197493
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 191808
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 191048
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 190326
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 186218
36.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 185845
36.5%
9
Chile
KWD 183174
37.4%
10
Peru
KWD 181766
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 171225
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 213074
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 205124
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 199427
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 199209
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 194001
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 191006
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 180169
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 178657
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 178134
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 176038
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 164098
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 162142
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 289557
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 288394
1.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 287144
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 278171
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 278171
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 269387
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 219694
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 219667
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 170595
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 153920
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%.