Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,827 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,556 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
29,556 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 29,827 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 357,924 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 354,669 KWD per year, or 29,556 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 311394
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 291708
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 288129
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 275277
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 209386
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 206848
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 201069
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 197743
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 192605
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 192059
46.3%
10
Spain
KWD 190825
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 189698
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 187294
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 186932
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 183569
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 181926
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 177677
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 176351
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 164657
54.0%
19
France
KWD 160715
55.1%
20
Finland
KWD 136488
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 135460
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 131596
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 201541
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 173506
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 320044
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 298084
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 281810
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 243097
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 236883
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 234023
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 233154
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 224371
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 222490
37.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 221603
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 217139
39.3%
11
China
KWD 205578
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 201007
43.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 196037
45.2%
14
Australia
KWD 195599
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108165
69.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 317030
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 259667
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 243734
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 240955
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 234131
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 233143
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 232648
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 225764
36.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 225562
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 222241
37.9%
10
Peru
KWD 221647
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 208370
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 260443
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 250702
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 243855
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 243498
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 237073
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 233329
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 220213
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 218300
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 217591
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 215105
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 199909
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 197954
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 354669
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 353506
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 351605
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 340028
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 340028
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 329290
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 268528
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 268501
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 208517
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 186476
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%.