Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,576 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,305 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
30,305 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 30,576 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
1.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.9% tax rate now rises to 1.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 366,912 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 363,657 KWD per year, or 30,305 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 319213
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 299033
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 295364
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 282198
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 214644
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 212021
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 206102
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 202499
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 197333
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 196710
46.4%
10
Spain
KWD 195481
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 194445
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 191898
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 191329
47.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 188108
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 186421
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 182034
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 180665
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 168798
54.0%
19
France
KWD 164427
55.2%
20
Finland
KWD 139797
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 138820
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 134832
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 206332
43.8%
1
Canada
KWD 177683
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 328133
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 305544
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 288821
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 249173
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 242725
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 239865
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 238996
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 229951
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 227883
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 227085
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 222442
39.4%
11
China
KWD 210522
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 205851
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 200722
45.3%
14
Australia
KWD 200362
45.4%
15
India
KWD 109199
70.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 324985
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 266183
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 249767
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 246955
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 239973
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 238954
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 238491
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 231223
37.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 231044
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 227634
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 227152
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 213497
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 266982
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 256994
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 249988
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 249612
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 243018
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 239171
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 225740
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 223772
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 223037
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 220498
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 204853
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 202897
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 363657
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 362494
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 360503
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 348566
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 348566
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 337559
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 275269
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 275242
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 213752
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 190970
48.0%
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%.