Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,460 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 38,189 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
38,189 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 38,460 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 461,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 458,265 KWD per year, or 38,189 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 401522
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 376139
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 371524
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 355046
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 269989
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 266472
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 259082
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 252559
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 247097
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 245670
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 244488
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 244417
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 240358
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 237620
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 235885
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 233734
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 227896
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 226077
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 220425
52.2%
19
France
KWD 203500
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 174632
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 174184
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 168891
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 256758
44.4%
1
Canada
KWD 221648
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 413280
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 384069
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 362615
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 313128
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 304220
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 301360
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 300492
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 288687
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 284796
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 284648
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 278259
39.7%
11
China
KWD 262556
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 256838
44.4%
13
Australia
KWD 250505
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 250040
45.8%
15
India
KWD 120086
74.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 408721
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 334774
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 313273
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 310106
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 301468
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 300118
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 299986
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 288753
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 288685
37.5%
9
Peru
KWD 285100
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 284398
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 267468
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 335809
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 323219
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 314541
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 313964
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 305601
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 300666
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 283924
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 281374
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 280369
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 277263
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 256887
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 254932
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 458265
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 457102
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 454165
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 438444
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 438444
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 424598
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 346225
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 346198
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 268853
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 238274
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%.