Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 38,809 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
38,809 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 39,080 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 468,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 465,705 KWD per year, or 38,809 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 407995
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 382202
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 377513
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 360775
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 274342
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 270754
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 263249
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 256495
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 251010
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 249520
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 248342
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 248347
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 244169
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 241260
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 239642
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 237455
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 231502
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 229648
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 224486
52.1%
19
France
KWD 206573
56.0%
20
Finland
KWD 177371
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 176965
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 171569
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 260723
44.4%
1
Canada
KWD 225105
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 419976
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 390244
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 368418
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 318158
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 309056
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 306196
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 305328
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 293306
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 289335
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 289112
38.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 282649
39.7%
11
China
KWD 266648
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 260848
44.4%
13
Australia
KWD 254448
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 253918
45.9%
15
India
KWD 120942
74.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 415306
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 340168
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 318267
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 315072
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 306304
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 304928
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 304822
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 293291
37.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 293203
37.5%
9
Peru
KWD 289657
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 288862
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 271712
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 341222
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 328427
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 319618
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 319025
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 310523
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 305502
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 288500
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 285904
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 284877
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 281727
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 260979
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 259024
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 465705
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 464542
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 461531
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 445512
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 445512
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 431443
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 351805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 351778
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 273186
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 241994
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%.