Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,310 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,039 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
8.2%
91.8%
Net pay
8.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,039 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 3,310 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.82 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.2% tax rate now rises to 16.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 39,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,465 KWD per year, or 3,039 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.2% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 34556
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32372
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 31975
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 30260
23.8%
4
Switzerland
KWD 29832
24.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 26171
34.1%
6
France
KWD 25870
34.9%
7
Norway
KWD 25070
36.9%
8
Spain
KWD 24786
37.6%
9
Denmark
KWD 24305
38.8%
10
Austria
KWD 24091
39.4%
11
Poland
KWD 23707
40.3%
12
Ireland
KWD 23613
40.6%
13
Romania
KWD 23236
41.5%
14
Greece
KWD 22874
42.4%
15
Netherlands
KWD 22876
42.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 22794
42.6%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 21788
45.2%
18
Germany
KWD 21529
45.8%
19
Italy
KWD 20256
49.0%
20
Finland
KWD 19325
51.4%
21
Portugal
KWD 18036
54.6%
22
Belgium
KWD 16516
58.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27579
30.6%
1
Canada
KWD 25169
36.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35394
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 30139
24.1%
2
Chile
KWD 29783
25.0%
3
Uruguay
KWD 29141
26.6%
4
Colombia
KWD 29132
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 28969
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 28554
28.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 27567
30.6%
8
Mexico
KWD 27110
31.8%
9
Ecuador
KWD 26845
32.4%
10
Peru
KWD 26747
32.7%
11
Argentina
KWD 25816
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28949
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 27959
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 27056
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 26736
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 26581
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26496
33.3%
6
South Africa
KWD 24897
37.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 24763
37.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 24561
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 24517
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 24183
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 22942
42.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 37734
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 37734
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 36627
7.8%
3
Oman
KWD 36542
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 36465
8.2%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35748
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29875
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29848
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 26279
33.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 23192
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%.