Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,752 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,481 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
9.9%
90.1%
Net pay
9.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,481 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 2,752 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.18 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.9% tax rate now rises to 19.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 33,024 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,769 KWD per year, or 2,481 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.9% 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 28731
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 26915
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 26584
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 25422
23.0%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 25104
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 22371
32.3%
6
France
KWD 22298
32.5%
7
Norway
KWD 21482
35.0%
8
Spain
KWD 21132
36.0%
9
Denmark
KWD 20875
36.8%
10
Ireland
KWD 20399
38.2%
11
Austria
KWD 20218
38.8%
12
Poland
KWD 19853
39.9%
13
Netherlands
KWD 19494
41.0%
14
Sweden
KWD 19445
41.1%
15
Romania
KWD 19319
41.5%
16
Greece
KWD 19125
42.1%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 18792
43.1%
18
Germany
KWD 18134
45.1%
19
Italy
KWD 17217
47.9%
20
Finland
KWD 16860
49.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 15458
53.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 14013
57.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23508
28.8%
1
Canada
KWD 21648
34.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 28417
14.0%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 27634
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 27071
18.0%
3
Taiwan
KWD 26386
20.1%
4
China
KWD 25379
23.2%
5
Thailand
KWD 25137
23.9%
6
South Korea
KWD 23855
27.8%
7
Indonesia
KWD 23465
29.0%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23414
29.1%
9
Australia
KWD 23148
29.9%
10
Japan
KWD 22937
30.5%
11
Pakistan
KWD 22838
30.9%
12
Malaysia
KWD 22483
31.9%
13
Philippines
KWD 22461
32.0%
14
Vietnam
KWD 21969
33.5%
15
India
KWD 18509
44.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29467
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 25524
22.7%
2
Chile
KWD 25431
23.0%
3
Uruguay
KWD 24291
26.4%
4
Colombia
KWD 24233
26.6%
5
Brazil
KWD 24115
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 24085
27.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 23593
28.6%
8
Ecuador
KWD 23009
30.3%
9
Mexico
KWD 22690
31.3%
10
Peru
KWD 22646
31.4%
11
Argentina
KWD 21463
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24078
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 23272
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 22501
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 22168
32.9%
4
Ghana
KWD 22151
32.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22144
33.0%
6
South Africa
KWD 21214
35.8%
7
Morocco
KWD 20705
37.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 20485
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 20399
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 20165
38.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 19259
41.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31373
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 31373
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 30382
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 30382
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 29769
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29722
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24853
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24826
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 22449
32.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 19292
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%.