Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,901 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,630 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
9.4%
90.6%
Net pay
9.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,630 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 2,901 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.07 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.4% tax rate now rises to 18.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 34,812 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,557 KWD per year, or 2,630 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.4% 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 30286
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28372
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 28024
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 26602
23.6%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 26481
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 23386
32.8%
6
France
KWD 23253
33.2%
7
Norway
KWD 22441
35.5%
8
Spain
KWD 22108
36.5%
9
Denmark
KWD 21791
37.4%
10
Austria
KWD 21256
38.9%
11
Ireland
KWD 21257
38.9%
12
Poland
KWD 20883
40.0%
13
Netherlands
KWD 20397
41.4%
14
Romania
KWD 20365
41.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20339
41.6%
16
Greece
KWD 20126
42.2%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 19592
43.7%
18
Germany
KWD 19014
45.4%
19
Italy
KWD 18028
48.2%
20
Finland
KWD 17518
49.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 16146
53.6%
22
Belgium
KWD 14681
57.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24603
29.3%
1
Canada
KWD 22609
35.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 29901
14.1%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 29243
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 28591
17.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 27638
20.6%
4
China
KWD 26541
23.8%
5
Thailand
KWD 26388
24.2%
6
South Korea
KWD 24915
28.4%
7
Indonesia
KWD 24674
29.1%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24504
29.6%
9
Australia
KWD 24238
30.4%
10
Japan
KWD 24038
31.0%
11
Pakistan
KWD 24000
31.1%
12
Philippines
KWD 23629
32.1%
13
Malaysia
KWD 23628
32.1%
14
Vietnam
KWD 23131
33.6%
15
India
KWD 19468
44.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31050
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 26790
23.0%
2
Chile
KWD 26593
23.6%
3
Colombia
KWD 25552
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 25530
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 25411
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 25278
27.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 24654
29.2%
8
Ecuador
KWD 24044
30.9%
9
Mexico
KWD 23870
31.4%
10
Peru
KWD 23741
31.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 22626
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25379
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 24524
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 23717
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 23388
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 23334
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23306
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 22198
36.2%
7
Morocco
KWD 21789
37.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 21573
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 21499
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 21238
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20242
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33071
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 33071
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32027
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 32027
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 31557
9.4%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31331
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26194
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26167
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 23471
32.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 20334
41.6%
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%.