Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,822 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,551 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
33,551 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 33,822 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 405,864 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 402,609 KWD per year, or 33,551 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 353102
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 330779
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 326721
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 312191
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 237430
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 234440
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 227915
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 223109
45.0%
8
Norway
KWD 217822
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 216868
46.6%
10
Spain
KWD 215658
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 215020
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 211850
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 210388
48.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 207778
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 205901
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 200916
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 199362
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 190054
53.2%
19
France
KWD 180515
55.5%
20
Finland
KWD 154139
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 153380
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 148855
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 227093
44.1%
1
Canada
KWD 195784
51.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 363190
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 337875
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 319203
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 275505
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 268044
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 265184
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 264315
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 254134
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 251254
38.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 250846
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 245423
39.5%
11
China
KWD 231945
42.9%
12
Japan
KWD 226844
44.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 221027
45.5%
14
Australia
KWD 221007
45.6%
15
India
KWD 113681
72.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 359461
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 294424
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 275914
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 272955
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 265292
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 264137
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 263809
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 254881
37.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 254804
37.2%
9
Peru
KWD 251010
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 251005
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 235718
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 295319
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 284260
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 276566
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 276107
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 268785
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 264490
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 249696
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 247488
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 246642
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 243869
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 226276
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 224321
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 402609
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 401446
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 399066
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 385571
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 385571
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 373395
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 304483
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 304456
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 236438
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 210446
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%.