Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,258 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,987 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
30,987 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 31,258 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 375,096 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 371,841 KWD per year, or 30,987 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 210694
43.8%
1
Canada
KWD 181486
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 335499
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 312337
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 295204
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 254706
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 248044
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 245184
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 244316
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 235032
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 232794
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 232078
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 227270
39.4%
11
China
KWD 215023
42.7%
12
Japan
KWD 210262
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 204988
45.4%
14
Australia
KWD 204700
45.4%
15
India
KWD 110141
70.6%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 272935
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 262723
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 255572
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 255178
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 248432
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 244491
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 230774
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 228755
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 227997
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 225408
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 209354
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 207398
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 371841
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 370678
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 368605
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 356341
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 356341
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 345088
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 281407
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 281380
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 218518
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 195062
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%.