Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,911 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,640 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
9.3%
90.7%
Net pay
9.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,640 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 2,911 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 9.3% tax rate now rises to 18.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 34,932 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,677 KWD per year, or 2,640 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.3% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24676
29.4%
1
Canada
KWD 22673
35.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 30001
14.1%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 29351
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 28693
17.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 27722
20.6%
4
China
KWD 26619
23.8%
5
Thailand
KWD 26472
24.2%
6
South Korea
KWD 24986
28.5%
7
Indonesia
KWD 24755
29.1%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24578
29.6%
9
Australia
KWD 24312
30.4%
10
Japan
KWD 24112
31.0%
11
Pakistan
KWD 24078
31.1%
12
Philippines
KWD 23707
32.1%
13
Malaysia
KWD 23705
32.1%
14
Vietnam
KWD 23209
33.6%
15
India
KWD 19533
44.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31156
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 26874
23.1%
2
Chile
KWD 26671
23.7%
3
Colombia
KWD 25641
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 25613
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 25498
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 25358
27.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 24726
29.2%
8
Ecuador
KWD 24113
31.0%
9
Mexico
KWD 23949
31.4%
10
Peru
KWD 23814
31.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 22704
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25466
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 24608
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 23799
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 23469
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 23413
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23384
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 22264
36.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 21861
37.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 21646
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 21573
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 21310
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20308
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33185
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 33185
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32137
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 32137
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 31677
9.3%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31439
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26284
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26257
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 23540
32.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 20404
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%.