Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,654 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 26,383 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
26,383 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 26,654 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
2.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 319,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 316,593 KWD per year, or 26,383 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 278268
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 260676
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 257478
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 245959
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 187111
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 184934
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 179746
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 177596
44.5%
8
Norway
KWD 172577
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 172355
46.1%
10
Spain
KWD 171102
46.5%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 169586
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 168302
47.4%
13
Denmark
KWD 167791
47.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 164340
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 162885
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 159220
50.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 158074
50.6%
18
Italy
KWD 147378
53.9%
19
France
KWD 144990
54.7%
20
Finland
KWD 122468
61.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 121227
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 117889
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 181247
43.3%
1
Canada
KWD 155812
51.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 285776
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 266481
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 252111
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 217358
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 212133
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 209273
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 208405
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 200732
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 199645
37.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 198376
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 194674
39.1%
11
China
KWD 184637
42.3%
12
Japan
KWD 180487
43.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 176188
44.9%
14
Australia
KWD 175418
45.2%
15
India
KWD 103784
67.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 283330
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 232062
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 218175
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 215540
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 209381
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 208527
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 207899
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 202639
36.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 202336
36.7%
9
Chile
KWD 199395
37.7%
10
Peru
KWD 198325
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 186649
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 232743
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 224049
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 217875
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 217599
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 211885
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 208579
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 196796
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 195117
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 194517
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 192260
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 178968
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 177012
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 316593
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 315430
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 313910
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 303856
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 303856
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 294260
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 239971
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 239944
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 186341
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 167438
47.7%
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%.