Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,576 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,305 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
33,305 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 33,576 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 402,912 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 399,657 KWD per year, or 33,305 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 350533
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 328373
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 324344
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 309918
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 235704
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 232741
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 226262
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 221547
45.0%
8
Norway
KWD 216269
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 215340
46.6%
10
Spain
KWD 214129
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 213460
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 210338
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 208944
48.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 206288
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 204425
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 199485
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 197945
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 188443
53.2%
19
France
KWD 179295
55.5%
20
Finland
KWD 153052
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 152276
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 147792
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 225520
44.0%
1
Canada
KWD 194413
51.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 360533
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 335424
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 316901
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 273509
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 266125
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 263265
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 262396
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 252301
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 249483
38.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 249045
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 243681
39.5%
11
China
KWD 230322
42.8%
12
Japan
KWD 225253
44.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 219488
45.5%
14
Australia
KWD 219442
45.5%
15
India
KWD 113342
71.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 356848
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 292283
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 273932
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 270985
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 263373
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 262228
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 261891
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 253088
37.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 253003
37.2%
9
Chile
KWD 249234
38.1%
10
Peru
KWD 249202
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 234034
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 293172
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 282194
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 274551
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 274099
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 266832
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 262571
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 247880
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 245691
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 244853
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 242098
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 224653
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 222697
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 399657
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 398494
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 396143
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 382766
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 382766
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 370679
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 302269
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 302242
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 234719
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 208970
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%.