Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,742 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,471 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
30,471 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 30,742 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 368,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 365,649 KWD per year, or 30,471 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 320946
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 300657
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 296968
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 283732
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 215809
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 213168
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 207217
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 203553
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 198381
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 197741
46.4%
10
Spain
KWD 196513
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 195497
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 192919
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 192304
47.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 189114
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 187417
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 183000
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 181621
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 169885
54.0%
19
France
KWD 165250
55.2%
20
Finland
KWD 140531
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 139564
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 135549
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 207394
43.8%
1
Canada
KWD 178609
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 329926
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 307198
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 290375
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 250520
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 244020
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 241160
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 240291
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 231188
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 229078
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 228300
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 223617
39.4%
11
China
KWD 211617
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 206925
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 201760
45.3%
14
Australia
KWD 201418
45.4%
15
India
KWD 109428
70.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 326748
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 267628
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 251104
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 248285
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 241268
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 240242
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 239785
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 232433
37.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 232259
37.0%
9
Chile
KWD 228829
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 228372
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 214633
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 268431
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 258388
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 251347
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 250967
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 244336
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 240466
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 226966
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 224985
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 224244
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 221693
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 205948
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 203993
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 365649
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 364486
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 362475
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 350459
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 350459
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 339392
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 276763
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 276736
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 214912
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 191966
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%.