Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,093 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 36,822 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.7%
99.3%
Net pay
0.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
36,822 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 37,093 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.16 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.7% tax rate now rises to 1.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 445,116 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 441,861 KWD per year, or 36,822 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.7% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 248015
44.3%
1
Canada
KWD 214025
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 398517
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 370454
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 349820
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 302039
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 293557
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 290697
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 289829
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 278503
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 274806
38.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 274790
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 268581
39.7%
11
China
KWD 253534
43.0%
12
Japan
KWD 247998
44.3%
13
Australia
KWD 241811
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 241489
45.8%
15
India
KWD 118198
73.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 394202
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 322881
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 302262
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 299156
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 290805
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 289513
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 289323
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 278747
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 278721
37.4%
9
Peru
KWD 275052
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 274556
38.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 258110
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 323875
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 311737
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 303348
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 302806
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 294750
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 290004
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 273836
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 271387
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 270428
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 267420
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 247865
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 245909
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 441861
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 440698
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 437925
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 422860
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 422860
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 409507
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 333922
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 333895
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 259299
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 230072
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%.