Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,140 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,869 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
27,869 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 28,140 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 337,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 334,425 KWD per year, or 27,869 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 293782
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 275209
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 271832
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 259689
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 197543
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 195197
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 189732
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 187031
44.6%
8
Norway
KWD 181957
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 181583
46.2%
10
Spain
KWD 180339
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 179005
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 177027
47.6%
13
Denmark
KWD 176925
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 173346
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 171802
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 167864
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 166634
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 155470
54.0%
19
France
KWD 152355
54.9%
20
Finland
KWD 129034
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 127893
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 124309
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 190751
43.5%
1
Canada
KWD 164099
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 301824
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 281282
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 266020
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 229412
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 223724
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 220864
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 219996
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 211803
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 210344
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 209254
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 205195
39.2%
11
China
KWD 194444
42.4%
12
Japan
KWD 190097
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 185484
45.1%
14
Australia
KWD 184869
45.3%
15
India
KWD 105835
68.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 299112
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 244990
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 230145
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 227442
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 220972
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 220056
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 219490
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 213469
36.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 213213
36.9%
9
Chile
KWD 210094
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 209248
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 196821
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 245715
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 236531
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 230042
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 229728
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 223681
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 220170
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 207763
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 205974
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 205323
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 202959
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 188775
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 186820
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 334425
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 333262
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 331563
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 320796
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 320796
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 310666
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 253345
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 253318
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 196727
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 176354
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%.