Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,216 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,945 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
37,945 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 38,216 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 458,592 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 455,337 KWD per year, or 37,945 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 398975
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 373752
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 369167
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 352792
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 268276
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 264787
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 257443
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 251009
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 245557
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 244155
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 242971
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 242871
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 238858
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 236187
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 234406
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 232270
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 226476
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 224672
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 218828
52.3%
19
France
KWD 202291
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 173554
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 173090
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 167837
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 255197
44.4%
1
Canada
KWD 220287
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 410645
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 381639
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 360331
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 311149
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 302317
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 299457
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 298588
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 286869
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 283010
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 282891
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 276532
39.7%
11
China
KWD 260946
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 255260
44.3%
13
Australia
KWD 248953
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 248514
45.8%
15
India
KWD 119749
73.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 406129
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 332651
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 311307
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 308151
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 299565
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 298225
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 298083
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 286967
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 286906
37.4%
9
Peru
KWD 283306
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 282642
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 265797
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 333679
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 321170
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 312543
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 311972
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 303664
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 298763
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 282124
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 279592
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 278594
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 275506
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 255277
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 253321
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 455337
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 454174
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 451266
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 435662
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 435662
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 421905
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 344029
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 344002
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 267147
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 236810
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%.