Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,751 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,480 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.9%
99.1%
Net pay
0.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
28,480 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 28,751 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 0.9% tax rate now rises to 2.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 345,012 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 341,757 KWD per year, or 28,480 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.9% 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 300160
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 281185
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 277735
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 265335
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 201832
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 199417
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 193838
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 190911
44.7%
8
Norway
KWD 185814
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 185377
46.3%
10
Spain
KWD 184137
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 182878
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 180681
47.6%
13
Austria
KWD 180614
47.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 177048
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 175469
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 171418
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 170153
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 158797
54.0%
19
France
KWD 155383
55.0%
20
Finland
KWD 131734
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 130634
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 126948
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 194659
43.6%
1
Canada
KWD 167506
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 308423
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 287367
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 271739
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 234369
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 228490
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 225630
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 224761
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 216355
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 214743
37.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 213726
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 209521
39.3%
11
China
KWD 198477
42.5%
12
Japan
KWD 194049
43.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 189306
45.1%
14
Australia
KWD 188755
45.3%
15
India
KWD 106679
69.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 305602
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 250306
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 235067
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 232337
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 225738
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 224796
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 224256
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 217922
36.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 217686
36.9%
9
Chile
KWD 214494
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 213738
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 201004
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 251049
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 241664
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 235045
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 234715
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 228531
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 224936
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 212272
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 210439
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 209766
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 207358
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 192808
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 190852
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 341757
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 340594
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 338822
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 327761
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 327761
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 317411
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 258844
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 258817
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 200997
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 180020
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%.