Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,489 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
7.2%
92.8%
Net pay
7.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,489 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 3,760 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.60 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.2% tax rate now rises to 14.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 45,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 41,865 KWD per year, or 3,489 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.2% 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 39254
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 36773
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 36322
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 34418
23.7%
4
Switzerland
KWD 33290
26.2%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 29235
35.2%
6
France
KWD 28625
36.6%
7
Norway
KWD 27960
38.0%
8
Spain
KWD 27702
38.6%
9
Austria
KWD 27130
39.9%
10
Denmark
KWD 27071
40.0%
11
Poland
KWD 26815
40.6%
12
Romania
KWD 26395
41.5%
13
Ireland
KWD 26205
41.9%
14
Greece
KWD 25898
42.6%
15
Netherlands
KWD 25603
43.3%
16
Sweden
KWD 25494
43.5%
17
Germany
KWD 24332
46.1%
18
Luxembourg
KWD 24240
46.3%
19
Italy
KWD 22706
49.7%
20
Finland
KWD 21313
52.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 20115
55.4%
22
Belgium
KWD 18534
58.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 30887
31.6%
1
Canada
KWD 27930
38.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 38520
14.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38457
14.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 37102
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KWD 34569
23.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 33438
25.9%
5
China
KWD 33132
26.6%
6
Indonesia
KWD 31642
29.9%
7
South Korea
KWD 30833
31.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 30792
31.8%
9
Pakistan
KWD 30700
32.0%
10
Japan
KWD 30385
32.7%
11
Malaysia
KWD 30199
33.1%
12
Philippines
KWD 30159
33.2%
13
Vietnam
KWD 29832
33.9%
14
Australia
KWD 29813
33.9%
15
India
KWD 24333
46.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 40173
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 33764
25.2%
2
Chile
KWD 33293
26.2%
3
Colombia
KWD 33064
26.7%
4
Uruguay
KWD 33048
26.8%
5
Brazil
KWD 32884
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 32159
28.7%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 30811
31.7%
8
Mexico
KWD 30674
32.0%
9
Peru
KWD 30055
33.4%
10
Ecuador
KWD 29926
33.7%
11
Argentina
KWD 29326
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 32878
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 31739
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 30729
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 30421
32.6%
4
Ghana
KWD 30153
33.2%
5
Mozambique
KWD 30006
33.5%
6
Morocco
KWD 28035
37.9%
7
South Africa
KWD 27867
38.2%
8
Cameroon
KWD 27849
38.3%
9
Zambia
KWD 27838
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 27423
39.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 25912
42.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 42864
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 42864
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 41929
7.1%
3
Kuwait
KWD 41865
7.2%
4
Oman
KWD 41510
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 40702
9.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 33925
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 33898
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 29281
35.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 26337
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%.