Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,572 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,301 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
7.6%
92.4%
Net pay
7.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,301 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 3,572 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.68 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.6% tax rate now rises to 15.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 42,864 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 39,609 KWD per year, or 3,301 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.6% 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 37292
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 34934
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 34506
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 32681
23.8%
4
Switzerland
KWD 31870
25.7%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 27955
34.8%
6
France
KWD 27513
35.8%
7
Norway
KWD 26752
37.6%
8
Spain
KWD 26489
38.2%
9
Denmark
KWD 25916
39.5%
10
Austria
KWD 25860
39.7%
11
Poland
KWD 25517
40.5%
12
Ireland
KWD 25122
41.4%
13
Romania
KWD 25075
41.5%
14
Greece
KWD 24635
42.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 24463
42.9%
16
Sweden
KWD 24366
43.2%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 23201
45.9%
18
Germany
KWD 23161
46.0%
19
Italy
KWD 21682
49.4%
20
Finland
KWD 20483
52.2%
21
Portugal
KWD 19246
55.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 17691
58.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 29482
31.2%
1
Canada
KWD 26805
37.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 36585
14.7%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 36490
14.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 35252
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KWD 33184
22.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 31956
25.5%
5
China
KWD 31775
25.9%
6
Indonesia
KWD 30117
29.7%
7
South Korea
KWD 29565
31.0%
8
New Zealand
KWD 29416
31.4%
9
Pakistan
KWD 29234
31.8%
10
Japan
KWD 28996
32.4%
11
Malaysia
KWD 28774
32.9%
12
Philippines
KWD 28756
32.9%
13
Australia
KWD 28617
33.2%
14
Vietnam
KWD 28365
33.8%
15
India
KWD 23157
46.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 38176
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 32250
24.8%
2
Chile
KWD 31827
25.8%
3
Uruguay
KWD 31571
26.4%
4
Colombia
KWD 31421
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 31249
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 30653
28.5%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 29433
31.3%
8
Mexico
KWD 29185
31.9%
9
Peru
KWD 28673
33.1%
10
Ecuador
KWD 28639
33.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 27859
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 31237
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 30160
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 29194
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 28882
32.6%
4
Ghana
KWD 28660
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 28540
33.4%
6
Morocco
KWD 26668
37.8%
7
South Africa
KWD 26626
37.9%
8
Cameroon
KWD 26476
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 26451
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 26069
39.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 24671
42.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 40721
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 40721
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 39696
7.4%
3
Kuwait
KWD 39609
7.6%
4
Oman
KWD 39435
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 38578
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 32233
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 32206
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 28049
34.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 25023
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%.