Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,653 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,382 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
25,382 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 25,653 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.23 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 307,836 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 304,581 KWD per year, or 25,382 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 267817
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 250886
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 247808
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 236709
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 180084
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 178020
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 173019
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 171275
44.4%
8
Norway
KWD 166259
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 166139
46.0%
10
Spain
KWD 164880
46.4%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 163241
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 162424
47.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 161639
47.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 158274
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 156878
49.0%
16
Germany
KWD 153397
50.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 152309
50.5%
18
Italy
KWD 141927
53.9%
19
France
KWD 140029
54.5%
20
Finland
KWD 118045
61.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 116737
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 113565
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 174844
43.2%
1
Canada
KWD 150230
51.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 274965
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 256511
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 242742
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 209238
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 204325
33.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 201465
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 200597
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 193275
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 192438
37.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 191049
37.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 187587
39.1%
11
China
KWD 178030
42.2%
12
Japan
KWD 174014
43.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 169926
44.8%
14
Australia
KWD 169052
45.1%
15
India
KWD 102401
66.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 272698
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 223353
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 210112
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 207522
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 201573
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 200761
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 200091
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 195343
36.5%
8
Colombia
KWD 195009
36.7%
9
Chile
KWD 192188
37.6%
10
Peru
KWD 190968
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 179796
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 224004
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 215641
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 209679
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 209428
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 203939
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 200772
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 189409
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 187804
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 187238
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 185052
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 172361
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 170405
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 304581
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 303418
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 302018
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 292444
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 292444
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 283209
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 230962
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 230935
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 179346
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 161432
47.6%
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%.