Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,985 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 38,714 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
38,714 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 38,985 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 467,820 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 464,565 KWD per year, or 38,714 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 407003
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 381273
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 376595
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 359897
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 273675
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 270098
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 262610
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 255892
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 250411
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 248930
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 247751
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 247745
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 243585
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 240702
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 239066
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 236885
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 230949
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 229101
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 223863
52.2%
19
France
KWD 206102
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 176952
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 176539
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 171159
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 260116
44.4%
1
Canada
KWD 224576
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 418950
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 389298
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 367529
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 317387
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 308315
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 305455
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 304587
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 292598
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 288639
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 288428
38.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 281976
39.7%
11
China
KWD 266021
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 260234
44.4%
13
Australia
KWD 253844
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 253324
45.9%
15
India
KWD 120811
74.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 414297
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 339342
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 317502
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 314311
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 305563
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 304191
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 304081
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 292596
37.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 292511
37.5%
9
Peru
KWD 288958
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 288178
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 271061
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 340392
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 327629
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 318840
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 318249
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 309769
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 304761
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 287799
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 285210
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 284186
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 281043
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 260352
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 258397
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 464565
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 463402
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 460402
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 444429
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 444429
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 430394
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 350950
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 350923
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 272522
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 241424
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%.