Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,410 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,139 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
3,139 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 3,410 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.76 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8% tax rate now rises to 16.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 40,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,665 KWD per year, or 3,139 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.0% 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 35600
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 33350
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32941
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 31184
23.8%
4
Switzerland
KWD 30621
25.2%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 26852
34.4%
6
France
KWD 26502
35.2%
7
Norway
KWD 25712
37.2%
8
Spain
KWD 25436
37.8%
9
Denmark
KWD 24920
39.1%
10
Austria
KWD 24766
39.5%
11
Poland
KWD 24398
40.4%
12
Ireland
KWD 24189
40.9%
13
Romania
KWD 23938
41.5%
14
Greece
KWD 23546
42.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 23482
42.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 23394
42.8%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 22325
45.4%
18
Germany
KWD 22151
45.9%
19
Italy
KWD 20800
49.2%
20
Finland
KWD 19767
51.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 18498
54.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 16964
58.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28305
30.8%
1
Canada
KWD 25794
37.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 34971
14.5%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 34740
15.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 33658
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KWD 31913
22.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 30664
25.1%
5
China
KWD 30512
25.4%
6
Indonesia
KWD 28803
29.6%
7
South Korea
KWD 28472
30.4%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28230
31.0%
9
Pakistan
KWD 27970
31.7%
10
Japan
KWD 27799
32.1%
11
Australia
KWD 27587
32.6%
12
Philippines
KWD 27548
32.7%
13
Malaysia
KWD 27537
32.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 27102
33.8%
15
India
KWD 22144
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 36456
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 30945
24.4%
2
Chile
KWD 30563
25.3%
3
Uruguay
KWD 30232
26.1%
4
Colombia
KWD 30006
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 29839
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 29355
28.3%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 28279
30.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 27902
31.8%
9
Ecuador
KWD 27530
32.7%
10
Peru
KWD 27482
32.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 26596
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29822
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 28799
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 27872
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 27555
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 27374
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27276
33.3%
6
South Africa
KWD 25557
37.5%
7
Morocco
KWD 25490
37.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 25292
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 25255
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 24903
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 23602
42.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38874
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 38874
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 37771
7.7%
3
Kuwait
KWD 37665
8.0%
4
Oman
KWD 37646
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 36828
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30775
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30748
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 26965
34.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 23891
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%.