Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,389 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,118 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
29,118 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 29,389 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.20 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.9% tax rate now rises to 2.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 352,668 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 349,413 KWD per year, or 29,118 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 306821
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 287424
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 283898
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 271230
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 206311
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 203823
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 198125
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 194962
44.7%
8
Norway
KWD 189841
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 189339
46.3%
10
Spain
KWD 188103
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 186921
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 184602
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 184360
47.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 180914
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 179298
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 175130
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 173828
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 162271
54.0%
19
France
KWD 158545
55.0%
20
Finland
KWD 134553
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 133495
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 129704
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 198740
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 171064
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 315314
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 293722
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 277711
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 239544
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 233466
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 230606
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 229738
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 221108
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 219337
37.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 218397
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 214038
39.3%
11
China
KWD 202688
42.5%
12
Japan
KWD 198175
43.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 193297
45.2%
14
Australia
KWD 192813
45.3%
15
India
KWD 107560
69.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 312378
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 255857
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 240206
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 237447
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 230714
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 229745
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 229232
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 222572
36.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 222356
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 219087
37.9%
10
Peru
KWD 218428
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 205371
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 256619
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 247023
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 240269
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 239923
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 233596
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 229912
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 216980
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 215100
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 214406
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 211952
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 197019
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 195063
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 349413
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 348250
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 346402
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 335035
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 335035
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 324455
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 264586
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 264559
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 205456
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 183848
47.9%
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%.