Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,473 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 34,202 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
34,202 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 34,473 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.17 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 413,676 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 410,421 KWD per year, or 34,202 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 359898
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 337146
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 333009
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 318206
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 242000
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 238936
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 232290
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 227243
45.1%
8
Norway
KWD 221931
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 220911
46.6%
10
Spain
KWD 219705
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 219146
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 215851
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 214210
48.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 211724
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 209808
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 204703
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 203112
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 194317
53.0%
19
France
KWD 183741
55.6%
20
Finland
KWD 157016
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 156300
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 151667
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 231257
44.1%
1
Canada
KWD 199415
51.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 370221
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 344359
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 325297
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 280786
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 273121
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 270261
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 269393
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 258984
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 255942
38.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 255611
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 250032
39.6%
11
China
KWD 236242
42.9%
12
Japan
KWD 231054
44.2%
13
Australia
KWD 225147
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 225099
45.6%
15
India
KWD 114580
72.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 366375
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 300087
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 281157
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 278170
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 270369
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 269187
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 268887
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 259626
37.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 259569
37.3%
9
Peru
KWD 255795
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 255692
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 240174
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 301002
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 289729
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 281896
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 281421
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 273953
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 269568
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 254500
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 252245
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 251376
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 248556
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 230573
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 228617
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 410421
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 409258
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 406799
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 392992
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 392992
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 380582
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 310342
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 310315
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 240988
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 214352
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%.