Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,253 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,982 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
27,982 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 28,253 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 339,036 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 335,781 KWD per year, or 27,982 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 294961
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 276314
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 272924
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 260733
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 198336
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 195977
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 190491
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 187749
44.6%
8
Norway
KWD 182670
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 182285
46.2%
10
Spain
KWD 181041
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 179721
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 177690
47.6%
13
Denmark
KWD 177620
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 174030
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 172480
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 168521
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 167285
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 156085
54.0%
19
France
KWD 152915
54.9%
20
Finland
KWD 129533
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 128400
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 124797
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 191474
43.5%
1
Canada
KWD 164729
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 303045
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 282407
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 267078
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 230329
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 224605
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 221745
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 220877
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 212645
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 211158
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 210081
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 205995
39.2%
11
China
KWD 195190
42.4%
12
Japan
KWD 190828
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 186191
45.1%
14
Australia
KWD 185588
45.3%
15
India
KWD 105991
68.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 300313
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 245973
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 231055
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 228348
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 221853
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 220932
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 220371
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 214293
36.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 214040
36.9%
9
Chile
KWD 210908
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 210078
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 197595
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 246702
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 237481
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 230967
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 230650
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 224578
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 221052
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 208597
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 206800
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 206145
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 203772
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 189521
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 187565
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 335781
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 334618
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 332906
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 322084
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 322084
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 311913
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 254362
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 254335
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 197517
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 177032
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%.