Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,090 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,819 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
37,819 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 38,090 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 457,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 453,825 KWD per year, or 37,819 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 397660
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 372520
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 367949
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 351627
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 267392
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 263917
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 256596
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 250209
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 244762
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 243372
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 242188
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 242072
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 238084
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 235447
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 233643
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 231514
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 225743
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 223946
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 218003
52.3%
19
France
KWD 201667
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 172997
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 172524
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 167293
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 254391
44.3%
1
Canada
KWD 219585
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 409284
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 380384
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 359152
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 310127
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 301334
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 298474
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 297606
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 285930
37.4%
8
New Zealand
KWD 282088
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 281984
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 275640
39.7%
11
China
KWD 260114
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 254445
44.3%
13
Australia
KWD 248151
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 247725
45.8%
15
India
KWD 119575
73.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 404791
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 331555
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 310292
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 307142
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 298582
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 297248
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 297100
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 286044
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 285988
37.4%
9
Peru
KWD 282380
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 281734
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 264935
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 332579
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 320111
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 311512
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 310944
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 302664
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 297780
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 281194
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 278671
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 277678
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 274599
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 254445
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 252490
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 453825
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 452662
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 449769
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 434226
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 434226
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 420514
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 342895
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 342868
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 266267
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 236054
48.4%
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%.