Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,967 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,696 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
25,696 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 25,967 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% tax rate now rises to 2.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 311,604 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 308,349 KWD per year, or 25,696 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% 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 271095
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 253957
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 250841
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 239611
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 182288
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 180189
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 175129
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 173245
44.4%
8
Norway
KWD 168241
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 168089
46.1%
10
Spain
KWD 166831
46.5%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 165231
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 164268
47.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 163569
47.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 160177
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 158762
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 155224
50.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 154117
50.5%
18
Italy
KWD 143636
53.9%
19
France
KWD 141585
54.6%
20
Finland
KWD 119433
61.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 118146
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 114921
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 176853
43.2%
1
Canada
KWD 151981
51.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 278356
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 259639
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 245681
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 211785
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 206775
33.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 203915
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 203046
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 195614
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 194698
37.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 193347
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 189810
39.1%
11
China
KWD 180102
42.2%
12
Japan
KWD 176044
43.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 171891
44.8%
14
Australia
KWD 171049
45.1%
15
India
KWD 102835
67.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 276033
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 226085
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 212642
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 210037
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 204023
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 203197
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 202540
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 197632
36.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 197308
36.7%
9
Chile
KWD 194449
37.6%
10
Peru
KWD 193276
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 181946
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 226745
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 218278
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 212250
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 211991
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 206432
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 203221
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 191726
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 190098
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 189521
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 187313
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 174433
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 172478
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 308349
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 307186
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 305748
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 296024
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 296024
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 286676
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 233788
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 233761
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 181540
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 163316
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%.