Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,600 KWD
Pension
- 208 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13 KWD
Total tax
- 259 KWD
Net pay
* 2,342 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
9.9%
90.1%
Net pay
9.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,342 KWD
Net pay
312 KWD
Tax the employer pays
259 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
571 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 312 KWD to pay you 2,600 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.19 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.9% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,102 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,098 KWD per year, or 2,342 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.9% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 27144
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 25428
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 25116
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 24220
22.4%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 23700
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 21336
31.6%
6
France
KWD 21324
31.7%
7
Norway
KWD 20505
34.3%
8
Spain
KWD 20136
35.5%
9
Denmark
KWD 19941
36.1%
10
Ireland
KWD 19523
37.4%
11
Austria
KWD 19161
38.6%
12
Poland
KWD 18804
39.7%
13
Netherlands
KWD 18573
40.5%
14
Sweden
KWD 18533
40.6%
15
Romania
KWD 18252
41.5%
16
Greece
KWD 18103
42.0%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 17960
42.4%
18
Germany
KWD 17236
44.8%
19
Italy
KWD 16389
47.5%
20
Finland
KWD 16188
48.1%
21
Portugal
KWD 14756
52.7%
22
Belgium
KWD 13331
57.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22379
28.3%
1
Canada
KWD 20616
33.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 26903
13.8%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 25992
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 25521
18.2%
3
Taiwan
KWD 25109
19.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 23860
23.5%
5
China
KWD 22983
26.3%
6
South Korea
KWD 22773
27.0%
7
Indonesia
KWD 22232
28.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22199
28.9%
9
Australia
KWD 22035
29.4%
10
Japan
KWD 21792
30.2%
11
Pakistan
KWD 21652
30.6%
12
Malaysia
KWD 21316
31.7%
13
Philippines
KWD 21269
31.8%
14
Vietnam
KWD 20784
33.4%
15
India
KWD 17529
43.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 27853
10.7%
1
Chile
KWD 24245
22.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 24218
22.4%
3
Uruguay
KWD 23028
26.2%
4
Colombia
KWD 22889
26.6%
5
Panama
KWD 22867
26.7%
6
Brazil
KWD 22792
27.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 22511
27.9%
8
Ecuador
KWD 21935
29.7%
9
Peru
KWD 21529
31.0%
10
Mexico
KWD 21486
31.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 20278
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22751
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 21995
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 21260
31.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 20958
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 20945
32.9%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 20923
32.9%
6
South Africa
KWD 20211
35.2%
7
Morocco
KWD 19600
37.2%
8
Cameroon
KWD 19374
37.9%
9
Zambia
KWD 19278
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 19071
38.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 18256
41.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29640
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 29640
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28704
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 28704
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 28098
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28080
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23485
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 23458
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 21405
31.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 18230
41.6%
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%.