Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,033 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,762 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
8.9%
91.1%
Net pay
8.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,762 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 3,033 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.98 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.9% tax rate now rises to 17.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 36,396 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,141 KWD per year, or 2,762 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.9% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25566
29.8%
1
Canada
KWD 23440
35.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 31216
14.2%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 30669
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 29938
17.7%
3
Taiwan
KWD 28747
21.0%
4
China
KWD 27571
24.3%
5
Thailand
KWD 27497
24.5%
6
South Korea
KWD 25854
29.0%
7
Indonesia
KWD 25744
29.3%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25471
30.0%
9
Australia
KWD 25189
30.8%
10
Pakistan
KWD 25029
31.2%
11
Japan
KWD 25013
31.3%
12
Philippines
KWD 24664
32.2%
13
Malaysia
KWD 24642
32.3%
14
Vietnam
KWD 24161
33.6%
15
India
KWD 20021
45.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 32452
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 27901
23.3%
2
Chile
KWD 27622
24.1%
3
Colombia
KWD 26711
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 26627
26.8%
5
Brazil
KWD 26559
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 26335
27.6%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 25595
29.7%
8
Ecuador
KWD 24949
31.5%
9
Mexico
KWD 24916
31.5%
10
Peru
KWD 24711
32.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 23655
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26531
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 25633
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 24795
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 24468
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 24382
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24336
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 23069
36.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 22749
37.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 22538
38.1%
9
Zambia
KWD 22473
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 22188
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21113
42.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 34576
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 34576
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 33484
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 33484
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 33141
8.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 32756
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 27382
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 27355
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 24377
33.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 21256
41.6%
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%.