Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,370 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,099 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
8.0%
92.0%
Net pay
8.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,099 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 3,370 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.78 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8% tax rate now rises to 16.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 40,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,185 KWD per year, or 3,099 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.1% 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 35183
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32959
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32554
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 30815
23.8%
4
Switzerland
KWD 30305
25.1%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 26580
34.3%
6
France
KWD 26249
35.1%
7
Norway
KWD 25455
37.1%
8
Spain
KWD 25176
37.7%
9
Denmark
KWD 24674
39.0%
10
Austria
KWD 24496
39.4%
11
Poland
KWD 24122
40.4%
12
Ireland
KWD 23959
40.8%
13
Romania
KWD 23657
41.5%
14
Greece
KWD 23277
42.4%
15
Netherlands
KWD 23239
42.5%
16
Sweden
KWD 23154
42.8%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 22110
45.3%
18
Germany
KWD 21902
45.8%
19
Italy
KWD 20582
49.1%
20
Finland
KWD 19590
51.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 18313
54.7%
22
Belgium
KWD 16785
58.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28015
30.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25544
36.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 34573
14.5%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 34308
15.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 33264
17.7%
3
Taiwan
KWD 31577
21.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 30328
25.0%
5
China
KWD 30200
25.3%
6
Indonesia
KWD 28478
29.6%
7
South Korea
KWD 28202
30.3%
8
New Zealand
KWD 27937
30.9%
9
Pakistan
KWD 27658
31.6%
10
Japan
KWD 27504
32.0%
11
Australia
KWD 27332
32.4%
12
Philippines
KWD 27249
32.6%
13
Malaysia
KWD 27230
32.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 26790
33.8%
15
India
KWD 21894
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 36031
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 30623
24.3%
2
Chile
KWD 30251
25.2%
3
Uruguay
KWD 29796
26.3%
4
Colombia
KWD 29656
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 29491
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 29035
28.2%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 27995
30.8%
8
Mexico
KWD 27585
31.8%
9
Ecuador
KWD 27256
32.6%
10
Peru
KWD 27188
32.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 26284
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29473
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 28463
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 27545
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 27228
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 27057
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26964
33.3%
6
South Africa
KWD 25293
37.5%
7
Morocco
KWD 25199
37.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 25000
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 24960
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 24615
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 23338
42.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38418
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 38418
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 37310
7.7%
3
Oman
KWD 37205
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 37185
8.1%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 36396
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30415
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30388
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 26690
34.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 23611
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%.