Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,368 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,097 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
33,097 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 33,368 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 400,416 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 397,161 KWD per year, or 33,097 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 348362
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 326339
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 322335
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 307996
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 234243
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 231304
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 224864
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 220227
45.0%
8
Norway
KWD 214956
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 214049
46.5%
10
Spain
KWD 212836
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 212142
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 209060
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 207722
48.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 205027
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 203176
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 198275
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 196747
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 187081
53.3%
19
France
KWD 178265
55.5%
20
Finland
KWD 152133
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 151343
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 146893
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 224189
44.0%
1
Canada
KWD 193253
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 358287
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 333353
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 314954
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 271822
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 264502
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 261642
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 260774
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 250751
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 247986
38.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 247523
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 242209
39.5%
11
China
KWD 228949
42.8%
12
Japan
KWD 223908
44.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 218187
45.5%
14
Australia
KWD 218120
45.5%
15
India
KWD 113054
71.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 354639
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 290474
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 272257
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 269319
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 261750
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 260614
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 260268
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 251572
37.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 251481
37.2%
9
Chile
KWD 247736
38.1%
10
Peru
KWD 247673
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 232610
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 291356
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 280447
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 272848
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 272401
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 265181
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 260949
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 246345
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 244171
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 243340
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 240600
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 223280
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 221324
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 397161
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 395998
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 393672
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 380395
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 380395
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 368383
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 300397
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 300370
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 233265
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 207722
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%.