Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 39,129 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
39,129 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 39,400 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 472,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 469,545 KWD per year, or 39,129 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 411336
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 385332
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 380604
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 363732
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 276588
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 272964
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 265399
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 258527
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 253030
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 251508
46.8%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 250375
47.0%
11
Spain
KWD 250331
47.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 246136
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 243139
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 241581
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 239375
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 233364
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 231491
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 226581
52.1%
19
France
KWD 208159
56.0%
20
Finland
KWD 178785
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 178401
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 172952
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 262770
44.4%
1
Canada
KWD 226890
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 423432
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 393431
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 371414
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 320754
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 311552
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 308692
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 307824
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 295690
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 291677
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 291416
38.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 284914
39.7%
11
China
KWD 268760
43.2%
12
Japan
KWD 262917
44.4%
13
Australia
KWD 256483
45.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 255920
45.9%
15
India
KWD 121384
74.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 418705
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 342952
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 320844
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 317635
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 308800
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 307411
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 307318
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 295633
37.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 295536
37.5%
9
Peru
KWD 292009
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 291166
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 273902
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 344015
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 331115
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 322238
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 321637
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 313063
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 307998
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 290862
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 288242
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 287204
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 284031
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 263091
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 261136
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 469545
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 468382
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 465332
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 449160
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 449160
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 434976
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 354685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 354658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 275422
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 243914
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%.