Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,904 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,633 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
29,633 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 29,904 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 358,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 355,593 KWD per year, or 29,633 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 312198
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 292461
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 288873
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 275989
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 209926
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 207380
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 201586
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 198232
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 193091
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 192537
46.4%
10
Spain
KWD 191304
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 190186
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 187768
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 187384
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 184035
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 182388
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 178125
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 176794
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 165076
54.0%
19
France
KWD 161097
55.1%
20
Finland
KWD 136828
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 135805
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 131929
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 202034
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 173936
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 320876
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 298851
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 282531
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 243722
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 237483
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 234623
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 233755
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 224945
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 223045
37.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 222166
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 217684
39.3%
11
China
KWD 206087
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 201505
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 196518
45.2%
14
Australia
KWD 196088
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108271
69.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 317848
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 260337
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 244354
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 241572
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 234731
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 233741
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 233249
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 226326
36.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 226125
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 222795
37.9%
10
Peru
KWD 222213
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 208897
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 261115
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 251349
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 244485
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 244127
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 237684
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 233929
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 220781
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 218863
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 218151
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 215660
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 200418
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 198462
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 355593
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 354430
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 352520
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 340906
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 340906
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 330140
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 269221
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 269194
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 209055
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 186938
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%.