Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,770 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,499 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
29,499 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 29,770 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 357,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 353,985 KWD per year, or 29,499 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 310799
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 291151
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 287578
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 274751
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 208985
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 206454
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 200685
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 197381
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 192246
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 191705
46.3%
10
Spain
KWD 190471
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 189336
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 186944
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 186597
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 183223
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 181584
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 177346
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 176023
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 164346
54.0%
19
France
KWD 160433
55.1%
20
Finland
KWD 136236
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 135204
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 131350
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 201177
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 173189
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 319428
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 297517
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 281277
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 242635
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 236438
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 233578
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 232710
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 223946
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 222080
37.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 221185
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 216735
39.3%
11
China
KWD 205202
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 200639
43.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 195680
45.2%
14
Australia
KWD 195236
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108086
69.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 316425
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 259171
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 243275
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 240499
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 233686
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 232701
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 232204
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 225349
36.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 225144
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 221830
37.9%
10
Peru
KWD 221228
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 207979
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 259945
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 250223
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 243388
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 243033
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 236620
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 232884
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 219792
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 217884
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 217176
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 214695
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 199533
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 197578
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 353985
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 352822
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 350928
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 339378
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 339378
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 328661
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 268015
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 267988
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 208119
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 186134
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%.