Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,548 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,277 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
28,277 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 28,548 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 342,576 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 339,321 KWD per year, or 28,277 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 298041
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 279199
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 275774
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 263459
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 200407
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 198015
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 192474
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 189622
44.7%
8
Norway
KWD 184532
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 184117
46.3%
10
Spain
KWD 182875
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 181591
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 179433
47.6%
13
Austria
KWD 179422
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 175818
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 174251
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 170237
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 168984
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 157692
54.0%
19
France
KWD 154377
54.9%
20
Finland
KWD 130837
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 129723
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 126071
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 193361
43.6%
1
Canada
KWD 166374
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 306231
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 285346
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 269839
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 232722
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 226906
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 224046
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 223178
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 214842
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 213282
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 212240
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 208084
39.3%
11
China
KWD 197137
42.5%
12
Japan
KWD 192736
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 188036
45.1%
14
Australia
KWD 187464
45.3%
15
India
KWD 106399
68.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 303446
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 248540
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 233432
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 230711
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 224154
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 223221
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 222672
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 216443
36.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 216200
36.9%
9
Chile
KWD 213032
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 212246
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 199614
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 249277
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 239959
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 233383
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 233058
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 226920
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 223353
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 210774
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 208955
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 208290
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 205896
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 191468
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 189512
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 339321
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 338158
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 336410
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 325447
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 325447
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 315170
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 257017
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 256990
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 199578
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 178802
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%.