Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,969 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
30,969 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 31,240 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.19 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 374,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 371,625 KWD per year, or 30,969 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 210579
43.8%
1
Canada
KWD 181386
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 335304
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 312158
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 295036
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 254560
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 247904
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 245044
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 244176
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 234898
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 232664
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 231946
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 227143
39.4%
11
China
KWD 214904
42.7%
12
Japan
KWD 210146
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 204876
45.4%
14
Australia
KWD 204585
45.4%
15
India
KWD 110116
70.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 332037
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 271960
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 255116
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 252273
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 245152
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 244105
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 243670
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 236063
37.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 235904
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 232414
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 232033
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 218042
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 272778
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 262571
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 255425
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 255031
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 248289
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 244350
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 230641
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 228624
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 227866
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 225279
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 209235
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 207280
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 371625
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 370462
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 368391
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 356136
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 356136
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 344890
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 281245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 281218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 218393
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 194954
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%.