Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
32,244 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,973 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
31,973 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 32,244 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 386,928 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 383,673 KWD per year, or 31,973 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 336627
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 315346
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 311477
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 297610
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 226353
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 223541
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 217311
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 213090
44.9%
8
Norway
KWD 207862
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 207069
46.5%
10
Spain
KWD 205849
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 205018
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 202151
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 201123
48.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 198216
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 196431
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 191737
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 190273
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 179721
53.6%
19
France
KWD 172694
55.4%
20
Finland
KWD 147167
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 146302
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 142038
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 217000
43.9%
1
Canada
KWD 186985
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 346148
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 322158
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 304433
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 262704
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 255735
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 252875
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 252007
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 242378
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 239893
38.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 239295
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 234251
39.5%
11
China
KWD 221531
42.8%
12
Japan
KWD 216639
44.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 211156
45.4%
14
Australia
KWD 210971
45.5%
15
India
KWD 111502
71.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 342701
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 280695
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 263203
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 260316
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 252983
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 251894
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 251501
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 243380
37.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 243253
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 239643
38.1%
10
Peru
KWD 239412
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 224915
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 281543
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 271005
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 263645
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 263227
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 256259
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 252181
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 238050
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 235959
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 235167
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 232508
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 215862
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 213906
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 383673
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 382510
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 380319
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 367582
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 367582
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 355974
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 290281
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 290254
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 225409
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 200978
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%.