Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,784 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,513 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
33,513 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 33,784 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 405,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 402,153 KWD per year, or 33,513 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 352705
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 330408
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 326353
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 311840
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 237164
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 234177
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 227660
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 222868
45.0%
8
Norway
KWD 217582
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 216632
46.6%
10
Spain
KWD 215422
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 214779
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 211616
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 210165
48.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 207548
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 205673
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 200695
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 199143
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 189805
53.2%
19
France
KWD 180326
55.5%
20
Finland
KWD 153971
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 153209
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 148691
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 226850
44.0%
1
Canada
KWD 195572
51.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 362780
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 337496
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 318848
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 275197
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 267747
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 264887
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 264019
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 253851
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 250981
38.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 250568
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 245154
39.5%
11
China
KWD 231695
42.9%
12
Japan
KWD 226598
44.1%
13
Australia
KWD 220765
45.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 220789
45.5%
15
India
KWD 113629
72.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 359057
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 294093
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 275608
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 272651
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 264995
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 263842
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 263513
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 254604
37.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 254526
37.2%
9
Peru
KWD 250731
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 250731
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 235458
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 294987
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 283941
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 276255
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 275797
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 268483
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 264193
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 249415
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 247211
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 246365
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 243596
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 226026
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 224070
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 402153
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 400990
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 398614
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 385138
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 385138
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 372975
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 304141
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 304114
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 236172
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 210218
48.2%
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%.