Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,300 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,029 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
27,029 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 27,300 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.22 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 327,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 324,345 KWD per year, or 27,029 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 285012
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 266994
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 263718
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 251928
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 191646
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 189395
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 184087
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 181697
44.5%
8
Norway
KWD 176655
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 176367
46.2%
10
Spain
KWD 175117
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 173681
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 172095
47.5%
13
Denmark
KWD 171762
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 168255
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 166761
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 162978
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 161795
50.6%
18
Italy
KWD 150895
53.9%
19
France
KWD 148192
54.8%
20
Finland
KWD 125322
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 124125
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 120680
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 185379
43.4%
1
Canada
KWD 159415
51.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 292752
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 272915
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 258158
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 222598
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 217172
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 214312
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 213444
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 205545
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 204296
37.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 203105
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 199248
39.2%
11
China
KWD 188900
42.3%
12
Japan
KWD 184665
43.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 180229
45.0%
14
Australia
KWD 179527
45.2%
15
India
KWD 104676
68.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 290191
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 237682
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 223379
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 220714
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 214420
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 213539
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 212938
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 207347
36.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 207065
36.8%
9
Chile
KWD 204046
37.7%
10
Peru
KWD 203074
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 191071
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 238382
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 229475
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 223164
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 222872
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 217013
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 213618
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 201564
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 199837
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 199215
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 196911
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 183231
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 181276
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 324345
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 323182
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 321584
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 311220
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 311220
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 301392
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 245785
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 245758
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 190856
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 171314
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%.