Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,344 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,073 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
25,073 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 25,344 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
2.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 304,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 300,873 KWD per year, or 25,073 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 264591
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 247864
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 244823
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 233854
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 177915
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 175886
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 170943
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 169336
44.3%
8
Norway
KWD 164309
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 164220
46.0%
10
Spain
KWD 162959
46.4%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 161283
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 160610
47.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 159739
47.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 156402
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 155023
49.0%
16
Germany
KWD 151600
50.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 150529
50.5%
18
Italy
KWD 140244
53.9%
19
France
KWD 138498
54.5%
20
Finland
KWD 116680
61.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 115351
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 112230
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 172868
43.2%
1
Canada
KWD 148507
51.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 269416
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 220665
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 207623
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 205047
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 199163
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 198364
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 197681
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 193091
36.5%
8
Colombia
KWD 192747
36.6%
9
Chile
KWD 189963
37.5%
10
Peru
KWD 188697
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 177681
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 221306
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 213045
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 207149
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 206906
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 201487
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 198361
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 187128
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 185546
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 184991
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 182828
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 170322
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 168366
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 300873
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 299710
1.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 298347
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 288922
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 288922
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 279798
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 228181
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 228154
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 177186
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 159578
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%.