Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,003 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,732 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
37,732 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 38,003 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 456,036 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 452,781 KWD per year, or 37,732 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 396751
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 371669
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 367109
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 350823
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 266781
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 263316
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 256011
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 249657
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 244212
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 242832
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 241647
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 241520
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 237549
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 234937
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 233115
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 230992
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 225237
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 223445
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 217433
52.3%
19
France
KWD 201236
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 172613
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 172134
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 166917
63.4%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 253835
44.3%
1
Canada
KWD 219100
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 408345
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 379517
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 358338
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 309421
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 300655
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 297795
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 296927
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 285282
37.4%
8
New Zealand
KWD 281451
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 281358
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 275024
39.7%
11
China
KWD 259540
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 253883
44.3%
13
Australia
KWD 247598
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 247181
45.8%
15
India
KWD 119455
73.8%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 403867
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 330798
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 309592
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 306445
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 297903
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 296573
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 296421
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 285408
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 285354
37.4%
9
Peru
KWD 281741
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 281108
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 264339
42.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 331819
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 319381
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 310799
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 310234
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 301974
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 297102
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 280552
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 278035
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 277045
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 273972
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 253871
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 251915
44.8%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 452781
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 451618
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 448736
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 433234
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 433234
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 419553
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 342112
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 342085
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 265659
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 235532
48.4%
10
Show more
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%.