Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,628 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 35,357 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
35,357 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 35,628 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 427,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 424,281 KWD per year, or 35,357 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 371956
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 348442
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 344166
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 328878
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 250109
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 246913
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 240051
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 234577
45.1%
8
Norway
KWD 229221
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 228083
46.7%
10
Spain
KWD 226884
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 226467
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 222951
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 220992
48.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 218723
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 216739
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 211422
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 209765
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 201880
52.8%
19
France
KWD 189465
55.7%
20
Finland
KWD 162119
62.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 161481
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 156657
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 238644
44.2%
1
Canada
KWD 205855
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 382695
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 355862
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 336108
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 290155
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 282130
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 279270
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 278402
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 267588
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 264258
38.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 264066
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 258209
39.6%
11
China
KWD 243865
43.0%
12
Japan
KWD 238523
44.2%
13
Australia
KWD 232493
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 232324
45.7%
15
India
KWD 116175
72.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 378642
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 310136
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 290461
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 287421
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 279378
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 278147
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 277896
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 268044
37.3%
8
Colombia
KWD 268023
37.3%
9
Peru
KWD 264284
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 264008
38.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 248081
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 311086
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 299431
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 291353
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 290848
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 283121
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 278577
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 263024
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 260683
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 259775
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 256872
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 238196
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 236240
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 424281
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 423118
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 420521
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 406159
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 406159
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 393333
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 320737
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 320710
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 249060
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 221282
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%.