Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,948 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 39,677 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
39,677 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 39,948 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 479,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 476,121 KWD per year, or 39,677 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 417057
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 390691
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 385898
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 368795
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 280435
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 276749
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 269082
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 262007
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 256489
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 254911
46.8%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 253849
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 253737
47.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 249504
48.0%
13
Austria
KWD 246356
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 244902
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 242664
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 236551
50.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 234648
51.1%
18
Italy
KWD 230170
52.0%
19
France
KWD 210875
56.0%
20
Finland
KWD 181206
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 180859
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 175319
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 266275
44.5%
1
Canada
KWD 229946
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 429351
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 398890
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 376543
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 325199
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 315826
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 312966
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 312098
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 299772
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 295688
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 295362
38.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 288794
39.8%
11
China
KWD 272377
43.2%
12
Japan
KWD 266461
44.4%
13
Australia
KWD 259968
45.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 259348
45.9%
15
India
KWD 122140
74.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 424525
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 347720
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 325259
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 322025
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 313074
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 311662
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 311592
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 299644
37.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 299530
37.5%
9
Peru
KWD 296036
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 295112
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 277654
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 348799
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 335719
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 326725
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 326110
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 317413
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 312273
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 294906
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 292246
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 291189
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 287976
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 266708
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 264752
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 476121
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 474958
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 471842
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 455407
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 455407
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 441026
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 359617
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 359590
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 279252
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 247202
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%.