Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,795 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,524 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
25,524 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 25,795 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 309,540 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 306,285 KWD per year, or 25,524 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 175753
43.2%
1
Canada
KWD 151022
51.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 276498
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 257926
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 244071
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 210390
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 205433
33.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 202573
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 201705
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 194333
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 193460
37.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 192088
37.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 188593
39.1%
11
China
KWD 178967
42.2%
12
Japan
KWD 174932
43.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 170815
44.8%
14
Australia
KWD 169955
45.1%
15
India
KWD 102597
66.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 274206
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 224589
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 211256
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 208659
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 202681
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 201863
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 201199
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 196378
36.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 196049
36.7%
9
Chile
KWD 193210
37.6%
10
Peru
KWD 192012
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 180768
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 225243
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 216833
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 210841
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 210587
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 205067
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 201879
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 190457
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 188841
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 188270
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 186075
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 173298
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 171343
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 306285
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 305122
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 303705
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 294063
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 294063
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 284777
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 232240
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 232213
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 180338
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 162284
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%.