Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,460 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,189 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
33,189 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 33,460 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 401,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 398,265 KWD per year, or 33,189 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 349322
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 327239
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 323224
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 308846
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 234889
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 231940
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 225482
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 220811
45.0%
8
Norway
KWD 215537
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 214620
46.6%
10
Spain
KWD 213408
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 212725
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 209625
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 208263
48.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 205585
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 203728
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 198811
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 197277
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 187683
53.3%
19
France
KWD 178720
55.5%
20
Finland
KWD 152540
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 151756
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 147291
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 224778
44.0%
1
Canada
KWD 193766
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 359280
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 334269
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 315815
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 272568
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 265220
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 262360
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 261492
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 251437
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 248648
38.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 248196
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 242860
39.5%
11
China
KWD 229556
42.8%
12
Japan
KWD 224503
44.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 218763
45.5%
14
Australia
KWD 218705
45.5%
15
India
KWD 113182
71.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 355616
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 291274
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 272998
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 270056
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 262468
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 261328
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 260986
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 252243
37.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 252154
37.2%
9
Chile
KWD 248398
38.1%
10
Peru
KWD 248350
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 233240
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 292159
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 281219
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 273602
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 273152
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 265911
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 261666
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 247024
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 244843
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 244009
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 241263
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 223887
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 221932
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 398265
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 397102
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 394765
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 381444
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 381444
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 369398
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 301225
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 301198
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 233908
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 208274
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%.