Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,763 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,492 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
9.8%
90.2%
Net pay
9.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,492 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 2,763 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
19.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.8% tax rate now rises to 19.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 33,156 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,901 KWD per year, or 2,492 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.8% 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 28846
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 27022
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 26691
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 25509
23.1%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 25206
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 22446
32.3%
6
France
KWD 22368
32.5%
7
Norway
KWD 21553
35.0%
8
Spain
KWD 21204
36.1%
9
Denmark
KWD 20943
36.8%
10
Ireland
KWD 20462
38.3%
11
Austria
KWD 20295
38.8%
12
Poland
KWD 19929
39.9%
13
Netherlands
KWD 19561
41.0%
14
Sweden
KWD 19511
41.2%
15
Romania
KWD 19396
41.5%
16
Greece
KWD 19198
42.1%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 18851
43.2%
18
Germany
KWD 18199
45.1%
19
Italy
KWD 17277
47.9%
20
Finland
KWD 16908
49.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 15509
53.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 14062
57.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23589
28.9%
1
Canada
KWD 21719
34.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 28527
14.0%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 27753
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 27184
18.0%
3
Taiwan
KWD 26479
20.1%
4
China
KWD 25465
23.2%
5
Thailand
KWD 25229
23.9%
6
South Korea
KWD 23933
27.8%
7
Indonesia
KWD 23554
29.0%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23494
29.1%
9
Australia
KWD 23228
29.9%
10
Japan
KWD 23018
30.6%
11
Pakistan
KWD 22923
30.9%
12
Malaysia
KWD 22568
31.9%
13
Philippines
KWD 22547
32.0%
14
Vietnam
KWD 22055
33.5%
15
India
KWD 18579
44.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29584
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 25619
22.7%
2
Chile
KWD 25516
23.0%
3
Uruguay
KWD 24383
26.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 24331
26.6%
5
Brazil
KWD 24210
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 24173
27.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 23672
28.6%
8
Ecuador
KWD 23087
30.4%
9
Mexico
KWD 22777
31.3%
10
Peru
KWD 22727
31.5%
11
Argentina
KWD 21549
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24174
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 23365
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 22591
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 22258
32.9%
4
Ghana
KWD 22239
32.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22230
33.0%
6
South Africa
KWD 21287
35.8%
7
Morocco
KWD 20785
37.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 20565
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 20480
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 20244
38.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 19331
41.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31498
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 31498
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 30504
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 30504
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 29901
9.8%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29840
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24952
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24925
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 22524
32.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 19369
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%.