Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,536 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,265 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
37,265 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 37,536 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 450,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 447,177 KWD per year, or 37,265 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 391876
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 367102
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 362598
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 346508
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 263503
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 260091
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 252873
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 246692
45.2%
8
Norway
KWD 241265
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 239932
46.7%
10
Spain
KWD 238744
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 238560
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 234679
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 232195
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 230285
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 228189
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 222521
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 220755
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 214375
52.4%
19
France
KWD 198921
55.8%
20
Finland
KWD 170549
62.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 170039
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 164899
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 250848
44.3%
1
Canada
KWD 216495
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 403301
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 374866
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 353967
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 305633
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 297013
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 294153
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 293284
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 281803
37.4%
8
New Zealand
KWD 278033
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 277995
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 271718
39.7%
11
China
KWD 256458
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 250863
44.3%
13
Australia
KWD 244628
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 244260
45.8%
15
India
KWD 118810
73.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 398907
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 326735
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 305830
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 302704
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 294261
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 292950
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 292779
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 281989
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 281950
37.4%
9
Peru
KWD 278308
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 277746
38.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 261142
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 327742
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 315458
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 306976
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 306422
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 298267
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 293459
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 277105
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 274623
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 273649
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 270610
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 250789
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 248833
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 447177
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 446014
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 443188
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 427910
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 427910
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 414397
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 337909
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 337882
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 262395
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 232730
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%.