Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,408 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,137 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
30,137 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 30,408 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 364,896 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 361,641 KWD per year, or 30,137 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 317460
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 297390
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 293741
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 280646
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 213464
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 210861
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 204973
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 201432
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 196273
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 195667
46.4%
10
Spain
KWD 194437
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 193380
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 190866
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 190343
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 187090
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 185413
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 181057
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 179697
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 167820
54.0%
19
France
KWD 163595
55.2%
20
Finland
KWD 139055
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 138066
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 134106
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 205257
43.8%
1
Canada
KWD 176746
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 326319
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 303871
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 287248
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 247810
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 241414
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 238554
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 237686
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 228699
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 226674
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 225856
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 221252
39.4%
11
China
KWD 209413
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 204765
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 199671
45.3%
14
Australia
KWD 199294
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108967
70.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 323201
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 264722
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 248414
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 245609
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 238662
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 237651
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 237180
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 229999
37.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 229814
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 226424
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 225917
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 212347
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 265515
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 255583
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 248612
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 248240
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 241685
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 237861
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 224501
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 222545
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 221816
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 219288
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 203744
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 201788
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 361641
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 360478
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 358507
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 346651
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 346651
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 335704
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 273757
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 273730
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 212578
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 189962
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%.