Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,300 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,029 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
28,029 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 28,300 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 339,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 336,345 KWD per year, or 28,029 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 295452
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 276774
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 273378
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 261168
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 198666
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 196302
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 190807
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 188047
44.6%
8
Norway
KWD 182967
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 182577
46.2%
10
Spain
KWD 181333
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 180019
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 177966
47.6%
13
Denmark
KWD 177909
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 174315
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 172763
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 168795
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 167555
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 156341
54.0%
19
France
KWD 153148
54.9%
20
Finland
KWD 129741
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 128611
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 125000
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 191775
43.5%
1
Canada
KWD 164991
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 303552
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 282875
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 267518
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 230710
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 224972
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 222112
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 221244
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 212995
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 211496
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 210425
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 206328
39.2%
11
China
KWD 195500
42.4%
12
Japan
KWD 191132
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 186485
45.1%
14
Australia
KWD 185887
45.3%
15
India
KWD 106056
68.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 300812
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 246382
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 231434
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 228724
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 222220
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 221297
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 220738
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 214635
36.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 214384
36.9%
9
Chile
KWD 211246
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 210424
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 197916
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 247112
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 237875
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 231352
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 231034
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 224951
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 221418
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 208944
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 207143
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 206486
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 204111
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 189831
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 187876
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 336345
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 335182
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 333464
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 322620
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 322620
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 312432
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 254785
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 254758
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 197845
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 177314
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%.