Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,914 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,643 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
2,643 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 2,914 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.06 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.3% tax rate now rises to 18.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 34,968 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,713 KWD per year, or 2,643 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 30422
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28499
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 28149
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 26705
23.6%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 26601
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 23474
32.9%
6
France
KWD 23336
33.3%
7
Norway
KWD 22524
35.6%
8
Spain
KWD 22193
36.5%
9
Denmark
KWD 21871
37.5%
10
Austria
KWD 21346
39.0%
11
Ireland
KWD 21332
39.0%
12
Poland
KWD 20972
40.0%
13
Netherlands
KWD 20476
41.4%
14
Romania
KWD 20456
41.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20417
41.6%
16
Greece
KWD 20213
42.2%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 19662
43.8%
18
Germany
KWD 19091
45.4%
19
Italy
KWD 18099
48.2%
20
Finland
KWD 17575
49.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 16206
53.7%
22
Belgium
KWD 14739
57.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24698
29.4%
1
Canada
KWD 22693
35.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 30031
14.1%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 29384
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 28724
17.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 27747
20.7%
4
China
KWD 26643
23.8%
5
Thailand
KWD 26498
24.2%
6
South Korea
KWD 25007
28.5%
7
Indonesia
KWD 24779
29.1%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24600
29.7%
9
Australia
KWD 24334
30.4%
10
Japan
KWD 24134
31.0%
11
Pakistan
KWD 24101
31.1%
12
Philippines
KWD 23731
32.1%
13
Malaysia
KWD 23728
32.1%
14
Vietnam
KWD 23233
33.6%
15
India
KWD 19552
44.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31188
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 26899
23.1%
2
Chile
KWD 26694
23.7%
3
Colombia
KWD 25667
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 25638
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 25524
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 25382
27.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 24747
29.2%
8
Ecuador
KWD 24133
31.0%
9
Mexico
KWD 23973
31.4%
10
Peru
KWD 23836
31.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 22727
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25492
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 24633
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 23823
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 23494
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 23437
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23407
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 22284
36.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 21883
37.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 21668
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 21595
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 21332
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20328
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33220
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 33220
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32171
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 32171
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 31713
9.3%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31471
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26311
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26284
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 23561
32.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 20424
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%.