Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,233 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 33,962 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
33,962 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 34,233 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
1.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.8% tax rate now rises to 1.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 410,796 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 407,541 KWD per year, or 33,962 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 357393
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 334799
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 330691
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 315989
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 240316
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 237278
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 230677
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 225719
45.1%
8
Norway
KWD 220416
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 219420
46.6%
10
Spain
KWD 218213
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 217625
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 214376
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 212801
48.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 210269
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 208367
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 203307
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 201729
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 192745
53.1%
19
France
KWD 182551
55.6%
20
Finland
KWD 155955
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 155224
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 150630
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 229722
44.1%
1
Canada
KWD 198076
51.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 367629
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 341968
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 323050
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 278839
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 271249
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 268389
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 267521
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 257196
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 254214
38.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 253855
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 248333
39.6%
11
China
KWD 234658
42.9%
12
Japan
KWD 229502
44.1%
13
Australia
KWD 223621
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 223598
45.6%
15
India
KWD 114249
72.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 363826
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 297999
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 279224
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 276247
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 268497
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 267325
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 267015
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 257877
37.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 257812
37.2%
9
Peru
KWD 254031
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 253964
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 238531
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 298907
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 287713
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 279931
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 279462
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 272047
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 267696
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 252729
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 250491
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 249630
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 246828
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 228989
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 227033
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 407541
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 406378
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 403948
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 390256
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 390256
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 377932
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 308182
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 308155
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 239310
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 212912
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%.