Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,810 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 34,539 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
34,539 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 34,810 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 417,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 414,465 KWD per year, or 34,539 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 363416
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 340442
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 336265
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 321320
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 244366
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 241263
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 234554
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 229383
45.1%
8
Norway
KWD 224058
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 223004
46.6%
10
Spain
KWD 221800
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 221282
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 217923
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 216189
48.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 213766
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 211830
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 206663
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 205053
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 196524
53.0%
19
France
KWD 185411
55.6%
20
Finland
KWD 158505
62.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 157812
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 153123
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 233412
44.1%
1
Canada
KWD 201294
51.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 373860
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 347715
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 328451
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 283519
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 275750
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 272890
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 272022
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 261494
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 258368
38.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 258078
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 252418
39.6%
11
China
KWD 238466
42.9%
12
Japan
KWD 233233
44.2%
13
Australia
KWD 227291
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 227207
45.6%
15
India
KWD 115046
72.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 369954
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 303019
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 283872
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 280869
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 272998
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 271801
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 271516
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 262082
37.3%
8
Colombia
KWD 262036
37.3%
9
Peru
KWD 258272
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 258118
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 242481
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 303944
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 292559
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 284655
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 284171
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 276628
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 272196
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 256987
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 254707
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 253826
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 250983
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 232797
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 230842
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 414465
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 413302
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 410803
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 396834
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 396834
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 384302
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 313375
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 313348
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 243343
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 216374
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%.