Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,969 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,698 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
29,698 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 29,969 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 359,628 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 356,373 KWD per year, or 29,698 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 312876
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 293097
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 289501
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 276589
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 210382
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 207829
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 202023
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 198644
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 193502
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 192941
46.4%
10
Spain
KWD 191708
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 190598
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 188167
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 187766
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 184429
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 182778
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 178503
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 177169
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 165430
54.0%
19
France
KWD 161419
55.1%
20
Finland
KWD 137115
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 136097
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 132210
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 202449
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 174298
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 321578
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 299499
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 283139
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 244249
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 237990
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 235130
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 234262
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 225429
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 223513
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 222642
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 218144
39.3%
11
China
KWD 206516
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 201926
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 196925
45.2%
14
Australia
KWD 196502
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108361
69.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 318538
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 260903
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 244878
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 242093
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 235238
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 234245
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 233756
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 226799
36.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 226601
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 223263
37.9%
10
Peru
KWD 222691
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 209342
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 261683
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 251895
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 245018
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 244657
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 238200
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 234436
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 221261
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 219337
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 218623
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 216128
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 200847
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 198891
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 356373
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 355210
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 353292
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 341647
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 341647
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 330858
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 269806
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 269779
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 209510
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 187328
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%.