Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,928 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,657 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
2,657 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 2,928 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.05 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 35,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,881 KWD per year, or 2,657 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 30568
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28636
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 28284
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 26816
23.7%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 26730
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 23569
32.9%
6
France
KWD 23426
33.3%
7
Norway
KWD 22614
35.6%
8
Spain
KWD 22285
36.6%
9
Denmark
KWD 21957
37.5%
10
Austria
KWD 21443
39.0%
11
Ireland
KWD 21413
39.1%
12
Poland
KWD 21069
40.0%
13
Netherlands
KWD 20561
41.5%
14
Romania
KWD 20555
41.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20501
41.7%
16
Greece
KWD 20307
42.2%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 19737
43.8%
18
Germany
KWD 19174
45.4%
19
Italy
KWD 18175
48.3%
20
Finland
KWD 17637
49.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 16271
53.7%
22
Belgium
KWD 14802
57.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24800
29.4%
1
Canada
KWD 22783
35.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 30170
14.1%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 29535
15.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 28867
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KWD 27865
20.7%
4
China
KWD 26752
23.9%
5
Thailand
KWD 26615
24.3%
6
South Korea
KWD 25107
28.5%
7
Indonesia
KWD 24893
29.2%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24702
29.7%
9
Australia
KWD 24436
30.5%
10
Japan
KWD 24237
31.0%
11
Pakistan
KWD 24210
31.1%
12
Philippines
KWD 23840
32.2%
13
Malaysia
KWD 23836
32.2%
14
Vietnam
KWD 23342
33.6%
15
India
KWD 19642
44.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31336
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 27017
23.1%
2
Chile
KWD 26803
23.7%
3
Colombia
KWD 25791
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 25755
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 25646
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 25494
27.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 24847
29.3%
8
Ecuador
KWD 24229
31.0%
9
Mexico
KWD 24084
31.5%
10
Peru
KWD 23939
31.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 22836
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25615
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 24751
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 23938
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 23609
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 23548
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23517
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 22376
36.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 21985
37.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 21771
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 21698
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 21432
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20420
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33379
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 33379
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32325
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 32325
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 31881
9.3%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31622
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26437
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26410
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 23657
32.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 20522
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%.