Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,220 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,949 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
37,949 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 38,220 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 458,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 455,385 KWD per year, or 37,949 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 399017
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 373792
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 369205
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 352829
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 268304
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 264815
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 257469
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 251035
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 245582
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 244180
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 242996
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 242896
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 238883
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 236211
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 234430
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 232294
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 226499
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 224695
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 218854
52.3%
19
France
KWD 202311
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 173571
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 173108
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 167854
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 255223
44.4%
1
Canada
KWD 220310
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 410688
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 381679
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 360369
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 311181
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 302348
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 299488
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 298620
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 286899
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 283039
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 282920
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 276560
39.7%
11
China
KWD 260972
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 255286
44.3%
13
Australia
KWD 248978
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 248539
45.8%
15
India
KWD 119754
73.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 406172
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 332686
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 311340
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 308183
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 299596
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 298256
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 298114
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 286996
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 286935
37.4%
9
Peru
KWD 283336
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 282670
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 265825
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 333714
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 321203
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 312576
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 312005
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 303696
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 298794
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 282153
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 279621
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 278623
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 275535
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 255303
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 253348
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 455385
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 454222
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 451314
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 435708
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 435708
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 421949
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 344065
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 344038
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 267175
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 236834
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%.