Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,259 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,988 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
8.3%
91.7%
Net pay
8.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,988 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 3,259 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.84 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.3% tax rate now rises to 16.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 39,108 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 35,853 KWD per year, or 2,988 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.3% 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 34024
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 31873
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 31482
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 29789
23.8%
4
Switzerland
KWD 29429
24.8%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 25824
34.0%
6
France
KWD 25547
34.7%
7
Norway
KWD 24742
36.7%
8
Spain
KWD 24454
37.5%
9
Denmark
KWD 23992
38.7%
10
Austria
KWD 23745
39.3%
11
Poland
KWD 23355
40.3%
12
Ireland
KWD 23319
40.4%
13
Romania
KWD 22878
41.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 22567
42.3%
15
Greece
KWD 22532
42.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 22488
42.5%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 21514
45.0%
18
Germany
KWD 21211
45.8%
19
Italy
KWD 19978
48.9%
20
Finland
KWD 19100
51.2%
21
Portugal
KWD 17800
54.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 16287
58.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27209
30.4%
1
Canada
KWD 24851
36.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 33467
14.4%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 33110
15.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 32172
17.7%
3
Taiwan
KWD 30645
21.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 29396
24.8%
5
China
KWD 29334
25.0%
6
Indonesia
KWD 27578
29.5%
7
South Korea
KWD 27447
29.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 27125
30.6%
9
Pakistan
KWD 26792
31.5%
10
Japan
KWD 26683
31.8%
11
Australia
KWD 26626
31.9%
12
Philippines
KWD 26421
32.4%
13
Malaysia
KWD 26378
32.6%
14
Vietnam
KWD 25924
33.7%
15
India
KWD 21200
45.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 34852
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 29729
24.0%
2
Chile
KWD 29385
24.9%
3
Colombia
KWD 28686
26.7%
4
Uruguay
KWD 28584
26.9%
5
Brazil
KWD 28526
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 28146
28.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 27204
30.4%
8
Mexico
KWD 26706
31.7%
9
Ecuador
KWD 26496
32.3%
10
Peru
KWD 26372
32.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 25418
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28504
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 27531
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 26639
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 26319
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 26176
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26098
33.3%
6
South Africa
KWD 24561
37.2%
7
Morocco
KWD 24392
37.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 24189
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 24141
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 23816
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 22605
42.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 37153
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 37153
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 36047
7.8%
3
Oman
KWD 35979
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 35853
8.3%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35197
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29416
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29389
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 25929
33.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 22836
41.6%
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%.