Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,018 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,747 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
27,747 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 28,018 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.21 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 336,216 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 332,961 KWD per year, or 27,747 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 292508
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 274016
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 270654
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 258562
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 196686
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 194354
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 188912
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 186256
44.6%
8
Norway
KWD 181187
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 180825
46.2%
10
Spain
KWD 179581
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 178232
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 176310
47.6%
13
Denmark
KWD 176175
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 172606
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 171070
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 167154
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 165931
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 154805
54.0%
19
France
KWD 151750
54.9%
20
Finland
KWD 128495
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 127346
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 123781
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 189971
43.5%
1
Canada
KWD 163419
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 300507
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 280067
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 264878
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 228423
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 222772
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 219912
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 219044
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 210894
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 209466
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 208361
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 204331
39.2%
11
China
KWD 193639
42.4%
12
Japan
KWD 189308
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 184721
45.1%
14
Australia
KWD 184094
45.3%
15
India
KWD 105667
68.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 297817
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 243929
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 229162
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 226465
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 220020
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 219109
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 218538
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 212580
36.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 212320
36.9%
9
Chile
KWD 209216
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 208351
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 195986
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 244650
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 235507
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 229043
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 228732
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 222713
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 219219
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 206862
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 205083
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 204436
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 202080
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 187970
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 186014
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 332961
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 331798
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 330114
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 319405
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 319405
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 309319
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 252247
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 252220
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 195874
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 175622
47.8%
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%.