Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,311 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,040 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
27,040 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 27,311 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 327,732 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 324,477 KWD per year, or 27,040 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 285127
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 267102
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 263824
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 252029
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 191723
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 189471
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 184161
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 181767
44.5%
8
Norway
KWD 176724
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 176435
46.2%
10
Spain
KWD 175186
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 173750
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 172159
47.5%
13
Denmark
KWD 171830
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 168322
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 166827
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 163042
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 161859
50.6%
18
Italy
KWD 150955
53.9%
19
France
KWD 148246
54.8%
20
Finland
KWD 125371
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 124174
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 120727
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 185449
43.4%
1
Canada
KWD 159476
51.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 292871
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 273025
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 258261
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 222688
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 217258
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 214398
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 213529
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 205627
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 204375
37.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 203186
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 199326
39.2%
11
China
KWD 188973
42.3%
12
Japan
KWD 184736
43.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 180298
45.0%
14
Australia
KWD 179597
45.2%
15
India
KWD 104691
68.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 290308
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 237778
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 223468
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 220802
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 214506
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 213624
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 213024
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 207427
36.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 207145
36.8%
9
Chile
KWD 204126
37.7%
10
Peru
KWD 203154
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 191146
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 238478
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 229568
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 223254
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 222961
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 217101
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 213704
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 201645
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 199918
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 199295
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 196990
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 183304
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 181348
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 324477
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 323314
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 321715
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 311345
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 311345
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 301513
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 245884
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 245857
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 190933
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 171380
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%.