Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,766 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,495 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
2,495 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 2,766 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.17 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 33,192 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,937 KWD per year, or 2,495 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 28877
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 27051
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 26720
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 25533
23.1%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 25234
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 22466
32.3%
6
France
KWD 22388
32.6%
7
Norway
KWD 21572
35.0%
8
Spain
KWD 21224
36.1%
9
Denmark
KWD 20962
36.9%
10
Ireland
KWD 20480
38.3%
11
Austria
KWD 20316
38.8%
12
Poland
KWD 19950
39.9%
13
Netherlands
KWD 19579
41.0%
14
Sweden
KWD 19529
41.2%
15
Romania
KWD 19417
41.5%
16
Greece
KWD 19219
42.1%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 18867
43.2%
18
Germany
KWD 18217
45.1%
19
Italy
KWD 17293
47.9%
20
Finland
KWD 16921
49.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 15523
53.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 14076
57.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23612
28.9%
1
Canada
KWD 21739
34.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 28557
14.0%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 27785
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 27214
18.0%
3
Taiwan
KWD 26504
20.2%
4
China
KWD 25488
23.2%
5
Thailand
KWD 25254
23.9%
6
South Korea
KWD 23954
27.8%
7
Indonesia
KWD 23579
29.0%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23516
29.2%
9
Australia
KWD 23250
30.0%
10
Japan
KWD 23040
30.6%
11
Pakistan
KWD 22947
30.9%
12
Malaysia
KWD 22591
31.9%
13
Philippines
KWD 22570
32.0%
14
Vietnam
KWD 22078
33.5%
15
India
KWD 18599
44.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29616
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 25645
22.7%
2
Chile
KWD 25540
23.1%
3
Uruguay
KWD 24408
26.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 24357
26.6%
5
Brazil
KWD 24236
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 24197
27.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 23693
28.6%
8
Ecuador
KWD 23108
30.4%
9
Mexico
KWD 22801
31.3%
10
Peru
KWD 22749
31.5%
11
Argentina
KWD 21573
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24200
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 23390
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 22615
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 22282
32.9%
4
Ghana
KWD 22262
32.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22253
33.0%
6
South Africa
KWD 21307
35.8%
7
Morocco
KWD 20807
37.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 20587
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 20503
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 20266
38.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 19351
41.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31532
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 31532
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 30537
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 30537
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 29937
9.8%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29873
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24979
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24952
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 22545
32.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 19390
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%.