Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,109 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 40,838 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
40,838 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 41,109 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 493,308 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 490,053 KWD per year, or 40,838 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 429178
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 402046
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 397113
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 379523
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 288585
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 284768
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 276884
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 269379
45.4%
8
Norway
KWD 263817
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 262120
46.9%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 261208
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 260954
47.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 256640
48.0%
13
Austria
KWD 253173
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 251938
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 249631
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 243305
50.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 241335
51.1%
18
Italy
KWD 237772
51.8%
19
France
KWD 216629
56.1%
20
Finland
KWD 186336
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 186066
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 180335
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 273701
44.5%
1
Canada
KWD 236420
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 441890
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 410453
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 387410
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 334617
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 324882
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 322022
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 321154
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 308422
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 304187
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 303721
38.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 297014
39.8%
11
China
KWD 280040
43.2%
12
Japan
KWD 273970
44.5%
13
Australia
KWD 267352
45.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 266611
46.0%
15
India
KWD 123744
74.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 436856
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 357821
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 334610
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 331324
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 322130
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 320648
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 320669
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 308143
37.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 307991
37.6%
9
Peru
KWD 304570
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 303471
38.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 285601
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 358935
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 345471
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 336231
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 335586
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 326629
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 321328
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 303474
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 300729
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 299632
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 296336
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 274371
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 272415
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 490053
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 488890
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 485635
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 468643
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 468643
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 453843
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 370066
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 370039
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 287366
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 254168
48.5%
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%.