Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,163 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 39,892 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
39,892 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 40,163 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 481,956 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 478,701 KWD per year, or 39,892 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 419302
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 392794
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 387975
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 370782
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 281944
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 278234
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 270526
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 263372
45.4%
8
Norway
KWD 257846
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 256246
46.8%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 255211
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 255074
47.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 250826
48.0%
13
Austria
KWD 247619
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 246205
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 243954
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 237802
50.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 235886
51.1%
18
Italy
KWD 231577
52.0%
19
France
KWD 211941
56.0%
20
Finland
KWD 182156
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 181823
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 176248
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 267650
44.5%
1
Canada
KWD 231145
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 431673
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 401031
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 378555
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 326943
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 317503
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 314643
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 313775
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 301374
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 297262
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 296910
38.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 290316
39.8%
11
China
KWD 273796
43.2%
12
Japan
KWD 267852
44.4%
13
Australia
KWD 261336
45.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 260693
45.9%
15
India
KWD 122437
74.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 426808
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 349590
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 326990
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 323747
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 314751
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 313330
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 313269
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 301218
37.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 301097
37.5%
9
Peru
KWD 297617
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 296660
38.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 279126
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 350676
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 337525
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 328485
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 327865
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 319120
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 313950
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 296492
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 293817
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 292753
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 289524
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 268127
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 266171
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 478701
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 477538
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 474397
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 457858
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 457858
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 443400
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 361552
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 361525
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 280755
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 248492
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%.