Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,448 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,177 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
7.9%
92.1%
Net pay
7.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,177 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 3,448 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.74 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.9% tax rate now rises to 15.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 41,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,121 KWD per year, or 3,177 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.9% 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 35997
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 33721
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 33308
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 31535
23.8%
4
Switzerland
KWD 30921
25.3%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 27111
34.5%
6
France
KWD 26743
35.4%
7
Norway
KWD 25956
37.3%
8
Spain
KWD 25684
37.9%
9
Denmark
KWD 25153
39.2%
10
Austria
KWD 25023
39.5%
11
Poland
KWD 24660
40.4%
12
Ireland
KWD 24408
41.0%
13
Romania
KWD 24205
41.5%
14
Greece
KWD 23802
42.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 23712
42.7%
16
Sweden
KWD 23622
42.9%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 22529
45.6%
18
Germany
KWD 22388
45.9%
19
Italy
KWD 21007
49.2%
20
Finland
KWD 19935
51.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 18673
54.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 17135
58.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28581
30.9%
1
Canada
KWD 26031
37.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 35350
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 35151
15.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 34032
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KWD 32233
22.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 30978
25.1%
5
China
KWD 30808
25.5%
6
Indonesia
KWD 29111
29.6%
7
South Korea
KWD 28728
30.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28508
31.1%
9
Pakistan
KWD 28266
31.7%
10
Japan
KWD 28080
32.1%
11
Australia
KWD 27828
32.7%
12
Philippines
KWD 27831
32.7%
13
Malaysia
KWD 27829
32.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 27398
33.8%
15
India
KWD 22382
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 36859
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 31251
24.5%
2
Chile
KWD 30859
25.4%
3
Uruguay
KWD 30596
26.1%
4
Colombia
KWD 30338
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 30170
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 29660
28.3%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 28550
31.0%
8
Mexico
KWD 28202
31.8%
9
Ecuador
KWD 27790
32.8%
10
Peru
KWD 27761
32.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 26892
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 30154
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 29119
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 28182
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 27866
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 27676
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27573
33.4%
6
South Africa
KWD 25808
37.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 25766
37.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 25570
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 25536
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 25176
39.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 23852
42.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 39307
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 39307
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 38222
7.6%
3
Kuwait
KWD 38121
7.9%
4
Oman
KWD 38066
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37238
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 31117
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 31090
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 27226
34.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 24157
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%.