Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,951 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 38,680 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
38,680 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 38,951 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.15 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.7% tax rate now rises to 1.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 467,412 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 464,157 KWD per year, or 38,680 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 406648
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 380941
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 376267
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 359583
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 273436
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 269863
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 262382
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 255676
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 250196
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 248719
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 247540
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 247529
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 243376
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 240503
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 238860
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 236681
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 230752
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 228905
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 223641
52.2%
19
France
KWD 205934
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 176801
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 176387
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 171012
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 259898
44.4%
1
Canada
KWD 224386
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 418583
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 388959
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 367211
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 317111
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 308050
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 305190
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 304321
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 292345
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 288390
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 288183
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 281736
39.7%
11
China
KWD 265797
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 260014
44.4%
13
Australia
KWD 253627
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 253111
45.9%
15
India
KWD 120764
74.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 413936
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 339046
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 317228
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 314039
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 305298
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 303927
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 303816
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 292347
37.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 292263
37.5%
9
Peru
KWD 288708
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 287934
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 270829
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 340095
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 327344
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 318561
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 317972
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 309499
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 304496
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 287548
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 284962
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 283939
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 280798
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 260128
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 258172
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 464157
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 462994
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 459998
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 444041
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 444041
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 430019
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 350644
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 350617
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 272284
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 241220
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%.