Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
32,190 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,919 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.8%
99.2%
Net pay
0.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
31,919 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 32,190 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
1.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.8% tax rate now rises to 1.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 386,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 383,025 KWD per year, or 31,919 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.8% 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 336064
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 314818
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 310955
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 297111
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 225974
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 223168
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 216948
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 212747
44.9%
8
Norway
KWD 207521
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 206733
46.5%
10
Spain
KWD 205514
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 204675
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 201819
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 200806
48.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 197889
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 196107
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 191423
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 189962
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 179367
53.6%
19
France
KWD 172426
55.4%
20
Finland
KWD 146928
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 146059
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 141805
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 216655
43.9%
1
Canada
KWD 186684
51.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 342127
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 280225
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 262768
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 259883
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 252562
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 251475
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 251080
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 242987
37.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 242858
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 239254
38.1%
10
Peru
KWD 239015
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 224546
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 281072
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 270551
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 263203
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 262786
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 255830
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 251760
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 237652
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 235565
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 234774
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 232119
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 215505
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 213550
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 383025
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 381862
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 379677
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 366966
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 366966
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 355378
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 289795
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 289768
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 225032
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 200654
48.1%
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%.