Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,768 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,497 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
31,497 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 31,768 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 381,216 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 377,961 KWD per year, or 31,497 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 331658
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 310691
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 306879
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 293212
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 223011
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 220254
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 214112
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 210067
44.9%
8
Norway
KWD 204857
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 204113
46.5%
10
Spain
KWD 202891
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 202001
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 199225
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 198328
48.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 195331
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 193574
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 188968
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 187531
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 176604
53.7%
19
France
KWD 170335
55.3%
20
Finland
KWD 145064
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 144167
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 139981
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 213956
43.9%
1
Canada
KWD 184330
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 341007
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 317417
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 299978
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 258843
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 252022
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 249162
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 248294
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 238831
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 236466
38.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 235811
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 230881
39.4%
11
China
KWD 218389
42.7%
12
Japan
KWD 213560
44.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 208178
45.4%
14
Australia
KWD 207944
45.5%
15
India
KWD 110845
70.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 337645
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 276554
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 259369
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 256503
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 249270
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 248202
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 247788
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 239911
37.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 239769
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 236216
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 235913
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 221657
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 277388
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 267007
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 259748
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 259341
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 252480
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 248469
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 234537
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 232481
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 231705
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 229080
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 212720
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 210764
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 377961
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 376798
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 374664
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 362155
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 362155
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 350719
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 285997
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 285970
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 222083
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 198122
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%.