Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,224 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 24,953 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
24,953 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 25,224 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.24 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 302,688 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 299,433 KWD per year, or 24,953 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 263339
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 246691
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 243664
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 232745
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 177072
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 175057
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 170136
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 168583
44.3%
8
Norway
KWD 163551
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 163475
46.0%
10
Spain
KWD 162213
46.4%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 160522
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 159906
47.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 159002
47.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 155675
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 154303
49.0%
16
Germany
KWD 150902
50.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 149838
50.5%
18
Italy
KWD 139590
53.9%
19
France
KWD 137903
54.4%
20
Finland
KWD 116150
61.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 114813
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 111711
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 172100
43.1%
1
Canada
KWD 147838
51.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 270332
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 252239
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 238726
21.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 205758
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 200979
33.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 198119
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 197251
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 190079
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 189349
37.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 187909
37.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 184550
39.0%
11
China
KWD 175199
42.1%
12
Japan
KWD 171239
43.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 167243
44.8%
14
Australia
KWD 166324
45.1%
15
India
KWD 101809
66.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 268142
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 219621
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 206657
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 204085
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 198227
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 197433
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 196745
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 192216
36.5%
8
Colombia
KWD 191869
36.6%
9
Chile
KWD 189099
37.5%
10
Peru
KWD 187815
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 176859
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 220259
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 212037
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 206166
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 205926
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 200534
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 197425
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 186243
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 184670
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 184118
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 181964
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 169530
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 167574
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 299433
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 298270
1.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 296921
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 287554
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 287554
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 278473
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 227101
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 227074
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 176347
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 158858
47.5%
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%.