Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 36,889 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
36,889 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 37,160 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 445,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 442,665 KWD per year, or 36,889 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 387950
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 363425
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 358966
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 343034
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 260863
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 257494
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 250346
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 244304
45.2%
8
Norway
KWD 238891
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 237597
46.7%
10
Spain
KWD 236407
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 236177
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 232367
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 229987
48.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 228007
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 225933
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 220333
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 218589
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 211913
52.5%
19
France
KWD 197058
55.8%
20
Finland
KWD 168888
62.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 168353
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 163275
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 248443
44.3%
1
Canada
KWD 214399
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 399240
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 371121
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 350447
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 302583
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 294080
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 291220
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 290352
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 279002
37.4%
8
New Zealand
KWD 275280
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 275288
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 269056
39.7%
11
China
KWD 253976
43.0%
12
Japan
KWD 248431
44.3%
13
Australia
KWD 242237
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 241908
45.8%
15
India
KWD 118291
73.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 394914
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 323464
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 302801
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 299693
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 291328
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 290033
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 289846
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 279237
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 279210
37.4%
9
Peru
KWD 275545
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 275038
38.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 258568
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 324460
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 312299
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 303897
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 303353
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 295282
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 290526
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 274330
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 271876
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 270915
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 267903
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 248307
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 246352
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 442665
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 441502
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 438721
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 423624
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 423624
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 410246
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 334525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 334498
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 259767
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 230474
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%.