Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,646 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 35,375 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
35,375 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 35,646 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 427,752 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 424,497 KWD per year, or 35,375 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 372144
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 348618
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 344340
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 329045
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 250235
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 247037
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 240172
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 234691
45.1%
8
Norway
KWD 229335
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 228195
46.7%
10
Spain
KWD 226996
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 226581
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 223061
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 221098
48.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 218832
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 216847
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 211526
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 209868
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 201998
52.8%
19
France
KWD 189554
55.7%
20
Finland
KWD 162198
62.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 161562
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 156734
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 238760
44.2%
1
Canada
KWD 205956
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 382889
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 356042
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 336276
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 290301
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 282271
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 279411
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 278542
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 267723
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 264387
38.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 264198
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 258337
39.6%
11
China
KWD 243984
43.0%
12
Japan
KWD 238640
44.2%
13
Australia
KWD 232608
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 232437
45.7%
15
India
KWD 116200
72.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 378833
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 310292
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 290606
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 287566
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 279519
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 278287
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 278037
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 268155
37.3%
8
Uruguay
KWD 268175
37.3%
9
Peru
KWD 264417
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 264138
38.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 248204
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 311243
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 299582
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 291500
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 290995
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 283264
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 278717
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 263157
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 260815
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 259906
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 257002
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 238315
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 236359
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 424497
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 423334
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 420735
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 406364
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 406364
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 393532
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 320899
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 320872
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 249186
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 221390
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%.