Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,832 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,561 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
29,561 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 29,832 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 357,984 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 354,729 KWD per year, or 29,561 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 311446
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 291757
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 288177
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 275323
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 209421
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 206883
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 201102
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 197775
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 192637
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 192090
46.3%
10
Spain
KWD 190856
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 189729
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 187325
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 186961
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 183599
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 181956
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 177706
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 176380
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 164684
54.0%
19
France
KWD 160740
55.1%
20
Finland
KWD 136510
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 135482
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 131618
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 201573
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 173534
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 320098
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 298134
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 281857
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 243138
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 236922
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 234062
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 233193
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 224408
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 222526
37.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 221639
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 217174
39.3%
11
China
KWD 205611
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 201040
43.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 196068
45.2%
14
Australia
KWD 195631
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108172
69.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 317083
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 259711
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 243774
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 240995
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 234170
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 233182
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 232687
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 225801
36.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 225598
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 222277
37.9%
10
Peru
KWD 221684
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 208404
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 260486
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 250744
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 243896
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 243539
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 237112
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 233368
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 220250
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 218337
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 217627
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 215141
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 199942
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 197987
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 354729
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 353566
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 351664
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 340085
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 340085
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 329345
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 268573
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 268546
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 208552
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 186506
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%.