Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,060 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,789 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
25,789 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 26,060 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 312,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 309,465 KWD per year, or 25,789 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 272066
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 254867
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 251740
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 240470
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 182941
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 180831
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 175754
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 173828
44.4%
8
Norway
KWD 168828
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 168666
46.1%
10
Spain
KWD 167410
46.5%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 165821
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 164814
47.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 164140
47.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 160741
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 159320
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 155765
50.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 154653
50.6%
18
Italy
KWD 144143
53.9%
19
France
KWD 142046
54.6%
20
Finland
KWD 119844
61.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 118563
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 115323
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 177447
43.3%
1
Canada
KWD 152500
51.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 279360
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 260565
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 246551
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 212539
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 207500
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 204640
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 203772
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 196307
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 195368
37.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 194028
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 190469
39.1%
11
China
KWD 180716
42.2%
12
Japan
KWD 176646
43.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 172472
44.9%
14
Australia
KWD 171641
45.1%
15
India
KWD 102963
67.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 277021
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 226894
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 213391
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 210782
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 204748
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 203919
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 203266
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 198309
36.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 197988
36.7%
9
Chile
KWD 195118
37.6%
10
Peru
KWD 193960
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 182582
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 227557
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 219059
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 213011
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 212750
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 207170
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 203946
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 192412
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 190778
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 190198
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 187983
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 175047
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 173092
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 309465
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 308302
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 306853
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 297084
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 297084
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 287702
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 234625
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 234598
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 182190
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 163874
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%.