Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,333 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,062 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
30,062 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 30,333 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 363,996 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 360,741 KWD per year, or 30,062 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 316677
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 296657
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 293017
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 279953
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 212938
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 210343
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 204469
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 200956
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 195799
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 195201
46.4%
10
Spain
KWD 193971
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 192905
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 190405
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 189903
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 186635
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 184963
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 180621
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 179265
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 167412
54.0%
19
France
KWD 163223
55.2%
20
Finland
KWD 138724
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 137730
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 133782
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 204778
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 176328
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 325509
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 303124
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 286546
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 247202
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 240829
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 237969
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 237101
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 228141
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 226134
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 225307
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 220721
39.4%
11
China
KWD 208918
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 204280
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 199202
45.3%
14
Australia
KWD 198817
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108864
70.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 322404
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 264069
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 247810
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 245008
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 238077
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 237069
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 236595
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 229452
37.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 229265
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 225884
37.9%
10
Peru
KWD 225366
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 211833
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 264860
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 254953
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 247998
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 247628
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 241089
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 237276
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 223947
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 221997
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 221270
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 218748
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 203249
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 201293
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 360741
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 359578
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 357616
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 345796
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 345796
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 334876
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 273082
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 273055
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 212054
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 189512
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%.