Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
36,010 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 35,739 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
35,739 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 36,010 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 432,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 428,865 KWD per year, or 35,739 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 375944
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 352178
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 347857
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 332408
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 252790
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 249551
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 242618
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 237002
45.2%
8
Norway
KWD 231633
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 230456
46.7%
10
Spain
KWD 229259
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 228888
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 225299
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 223235
48.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 221038
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 219031
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 213644
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 211965
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 204382
52.7%
19
France
KWD 191358
55.7%
20
Finland
KWD 163807
62.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 163194
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 158307
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 241088
44.2%
1
Canada
KWD 207986
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 386820
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 359667
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 339683
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 293254
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 285110
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 282250
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 281382
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 270434
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 267008
38.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 266862
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 260914
39.6%
11
China
KWD 246386
43.0%
12
Japan
KWD 240994
44.2%
13
Australia
KWD 234923
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 234714
45.7%
15
India
KWD 116703
73.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 382699
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 313459
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 293538
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 290481
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 282358
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 281111
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 280876
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 270819
37.3%
8
Uruguay
KWD 270828
37.3%
9
Peru
KWD 267092
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 266758
38.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 250696
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 314420
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 302639
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 294481
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 293966
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 286153
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 281556
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 265843
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 263474
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 262553
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 259623
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 240717
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 238762
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 428865
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 427702
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 425059
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 410514
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 410514
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 397550
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 324175
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 324148
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 251730
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 223574
48.3%
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%.