Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,275 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 41,004 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
41,004 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 41,275 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
1.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.7% tax rate now rises to 1.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 495,300 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 492,045 KWD per year, or 41,004 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 430911
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 403670
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 398717
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 381057
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 289750
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 285914
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 277999
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 270433
45.4%
8
Norway
KWD 264865
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 263151
46.9%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 262260
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 261986
47.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 257661
48.0%
13
Austria
KWD 254148
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 252944
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 250627
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 244270
50.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 242291
51.1%
18
Italy
KWD 238859
51.8%
19
France
KWD 217452
56.1%
20
Finland
KWD 187070
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 186811
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 181052
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 274763
44.5%
1
Canada
KWD 237346
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 443682
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 412106
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 388964
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 335964
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 326177
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 323317
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 322449
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 309659
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 305402
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 304916
38.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 298189
39.8%
11
China
KWD 281135
43.2%
12
Japan
KWD 275043
44.5%
13
Australia
KWD 268408
45.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 267649
46.0%
15
India
KWD 123973
75.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 438619
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 359265
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 335948
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 332654
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 323425
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 321943
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 321957
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 309358
37.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 309201
37.6%
9
Peru
KWD 305790
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 304666
38.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 286738
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 360384
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 346865
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 337590
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 336941
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 327947
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 322623
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 304699
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 301941
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 300839
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 297531
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 275466
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 273511
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 492045
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 490882
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 487607
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 470535
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 470535
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 455676
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 371560
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 371533
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 288526
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 255164
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%.