Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,688 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,417 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
29,417 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 29,688 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 356,256 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 353,001 KWD per year, or 29,417 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 309943
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 290349
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 286786
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 273993
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 208410
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 205888
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 200134
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 196860
44.7%
8
Norway
KWD 191728
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 191196
46.3%
10
Spain
KWD 189961
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 188817
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 186440
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 186116
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 182726
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 181092
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 176869
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 175550
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 163900
54.0%
19
France
KWD 160026
55.1%
20
Finland
KWD 135874
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 134837
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 130996
63.2%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 200652
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 172731
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 318543
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 296700
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 280509
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 241970
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 235798
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 232938
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 232070
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 223335
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 221490
37.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 220585
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 216155
39.3%
11
China
KWD 204661
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 200109
43.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 195167
45.2%
14
Australia
KWD 194715
45.3%
15
India
KWD 107973
69.7%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 315554
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 258458
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 242614
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 239842
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 233046
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 232065
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 231564
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 224751
36.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 224544
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 221240
37.9%
10
Peru
KWD 220625
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 207418
41.8%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 259229
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 249535
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 242717
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 242363
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 235969
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 232245
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 219187
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 217284
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 216580
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 214104
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 198992
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 197036
44.7%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 353001
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 351838
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 349954
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 338443
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 338443
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 327756
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 267277
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 267250
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 207546
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 185642
47.9%
10
Show more
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%.