Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,409 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
31,409 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 31,680 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 380,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 376,905 KWD per year, or 31,409 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 330739
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 309830
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 306029
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 292399
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 222394
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 219646
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 213521
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 209509
44.9%
8
Norway
KWD 204302
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 203566
46.5%
10
Spain
KWD 202343
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 201443
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 198684
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 197812
48.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 194798
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 193046
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 188456
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 187024
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 176027
53.7%
19
France
KWD 169899
55.3%
20
Finland
KWD 144675
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 143772
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 139601
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 213393
43.9%
1
Canada
KWD 183840
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 340056
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 316540
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 299154
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 258129
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 251336
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 248476
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 247608
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 238176
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 235832
38.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 235167
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 230258
39.4%
11
China
KWD 217808
42.7%
12
Japan
KWD 212991
44.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 207628
45.4%
14
Australia
KWD 207384
45.5%
15
India
KWD 110724
70.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 336711
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 275788
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 258660
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 255798
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 248584
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 247519
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 247102
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 239270
37.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 239125
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 235582
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 235267
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 221054
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 276620
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 266267
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 259027
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 258623
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 251782
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 247782
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 233888
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 231838
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 231065
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 228447
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 212139
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 210184
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 376905
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 375742
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 373619
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 361152
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 361152
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 349747
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 285205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 285178
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 221468
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 197594
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%.