Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,328 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,057 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
3,057 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 3,328 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.81 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.2% tax rate now rises to 16.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 39,936 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,681 KWD per year, or 3,057 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 34744
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32548
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32148
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 30426
23.8%
4
Switzerland
KWD 29974
25.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 26293
34.2%
6
France
KWD 25984
34.9%
7
Norway
KWD 25185
36.9%
8
Spain
KWD 24903
37.6%
9
Denmark
KWD 24416
38.9%
10
Austria
KWD 24212
39.4%
11
Poland
KWD 23832
40.3%
12
Ireland
KWD 23717
40.6%
13
Romania
KWD 23363
41.5%
14
Greece
KWD 22995
42.4%
15
Netherlands
KWD 22985
42.5%
16
Sweden
KWD 22902
42.7%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 21885
45.2%
18
Germany
KWD 21641
45.8%
19
Italy
KWD 20354
49.0%
20
Finland
KWD 19405
51.4%
21
Portugal
KWD 18119
54.6%
22
Belgium
KWD 16596
58.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27710
30.6%
1
Canada
KWD 25282
36.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 34154
14.5%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 33855
15.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 32851
17.7%
3
Taiwan
KWD 31225
21.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 29975
24.9%
5
China
KWD 29872
25.2%
6
Indonesia
KWD 28137
29.5%
7
South Korea
KWD 27919
30.1%
8
New Zealand
KWD 27630
30.8%
9
Pakistan
KWD 27330
31.6%
10
Japan
KWD 27193
31.9%
11
Australia
KWD 27065
32.2%
12
Philippines
KWD 26936
32.6%
13
Malaysia
KWD 26908
32.6%
14
Vietnam
KWD 26462
33.7%
15
India
KWD 21631
45.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35585
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 30284
24.2%
2
Chile
KWD 29923
25.1%
3
Uruguay
KWD 29337
26.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 29289
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 29126
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 28698
28.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 27695
30.7%
8
Mexico
KWD 27252
31.8%
9
Ecuador
KWD 26969
32.5%
10
Peru
KWD 26879
32.7%
11
Argentina
KWD 25956
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29107
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 28111
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 27203
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 26884
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 26724
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26637
33.3%
6
South Africa
KWD 25016
37.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 24894
37.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 24693
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 24650
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 24312
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 23060
42.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 37939
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 37939
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 36832
7.8%
3
Oman
KWD 36741
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 36681
8.2%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35942
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30037
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30010
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 26402
33.9%
9
Turkey
KWD 23318
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%.