Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,276 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,005 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
3,005 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 3,276 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
16.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.3% tax rate now rises to 16.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 39,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,057 KWD per year, or 3,005 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27332
30.5%
1
Canada
KWD 24957
36.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35033
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 29866
24.0%
2
Chile
KWD 29518
24.9%
3
Colombia
KWD 28835
26.7%
4
Uruguay
KWD 28769
26.8%
5
Brazil
KWD 28673
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 28282
28.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 27325
30.5%
8
Mexico
KWD 26840
31.7%
9
Ecuador
KWD 26613
32.3%
10
Peru
KWD 26497
32.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 25551
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28653
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 27674
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 26778
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 26458
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 26311
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26231
33.3%
6
South Africa
KWD 24673
37.2%
7
Morocco
KWD 24516
37.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 24313
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 24266
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 23938
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 22717
42.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 37346
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 37346
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 36240
7.8%
3
Oman
KWD 36167
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 36057
8.3%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35381
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29569
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29542
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 26045
33.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 22954
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%.