Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,070 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,799 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
8.8%
91.2%
Net pay
8.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,799 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 3,070 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.96 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.8% tax rate now rises to 17.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 36,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,585 KWD per year, or 2,799 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.8% 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 32051
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 30025
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 29656
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 28043
23.9%
4
Switzerland
KWD 27937
24.2%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 24537
33.4%
6
France
KWD 24336
33.9%
7
Norway
KWD 23528
36.1%
8
Spain
KWD 23216
37.0%
9
Denmark
KWD 22830
38.0%
10
Austria
KWD 22431
39.1%
11
Ireland
KWD 22231
39.7%
12
Poland
KWD 22050
40.2%
13
Romania
KWD 21551
41.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 21421
41.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 21353
42.0%
16
Greece
KWD 21261
42.3%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 20499
44.4%
18
Germany
KWD 20036
45.6%
19
Italy
KWD 18949
48.6%
20
Finland
KWD 18265
50.4%
21
Portugal
KWD 16927
54.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 15439
58.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25836
29.9%
1
Canada
KWD 23671
35.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 31585
14.3%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 31068
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 30312
17.7%
3
Taiwan
KWD 29057
21.1%
4
China
KWD 27860
24.4%
5
Thailand
KWD 27808
24.5%
6
South Korea
KWD 26118
29.1%
7
Indonesia
KWD 26045
29.3%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25741
30.1%
9
Australia
KWD 25424
31.0%
10
Pakistan
KWD 25318
31.3%
11
Japan
KWD 25287
31.4%
12
Philippines
KWD 24954
32.3%
13
Malaysia
KWD 24926
32.3%
14
Vietnam
KWD 24450
33.6%
15
India
KWD 20135
45.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 32845
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 28206
23.4%
2
Chile
KWD 27911
24.2%
3
Colombia
KWD 27035
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 26935
26.9%
5
Brazil
KWD 26881
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 26632
27.7%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 25858
29.8%
8
Mexico
KWD 25209
31.6%
9
Ecuador
KWD 25202
31.6%
10
Peru
KWD 24983
32.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 23944
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26854
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 25943
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 25097
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 24771
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 24676
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24624
33.2%
6
South Africa
KWD 23313
36.7%
7
Morocco
KWD 23018
37.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 22808
38.1%
9
Zambia
KWD 22746
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 22455
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 21358
42.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 34998
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 34998
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 33897
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 33893
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 33585
8.8%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 33156
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 27715
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 27688
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 24631
33.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 21515
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%.