Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
32,608 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 32,337 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
32,337 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 32,608 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.18 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 391,296 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 388,041 KWD per year, or 32,337 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 340428
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 318906
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 314993
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 300974
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 228908
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 226055
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 219757
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 215401
45.0%
8
Norway
KWD 210159
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 209329
46.5%
10
Spain
KWD 208112
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 207325
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 204388
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 203260
48.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 200422
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 198615
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 193854
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 192369
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 182104
53.5%
19
France
KWD 174498
55.4%
20
Finland
KWD 148775
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 147934
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 143610
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 219328
44.0%
1
Canada
KWD 189015
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 350079
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 325783
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 307840
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 265657
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 258574
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 255714
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 254846
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 245089
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 242514
38.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 241960
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 236828
39.5%
11
China
KWD 223933
42.8%
12
Japan
KWD 218993
44.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 213433
45.5%
14
Australia
KWD 213286
45.5%
15
India
KWD 112005
71.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 346567
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 283862
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 266135
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 263231
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 255822
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 254718
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 254340
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 246033
37.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 245918
37.2%
9
Chile
KWD 242264
38.1%
10
Peru
KWD 242087
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 227407
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 284721
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 274063
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 266626
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 266198
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 259148
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 255021
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 240737
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 238619
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 237814
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 235128
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 218264
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 216308
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 388041
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 386878
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 384643
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 371731
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 371731
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 359992
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 293557
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 293530
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 227953
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 203162
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%.