Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,889 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
6.5%
93.5%
Net pay
6.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,889 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 4,160 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.45 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.5% tax rate now rises to 13.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 49,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,665 KWD per year, or 3,889 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.5% 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 43430
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 40685
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 40186
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 38114
23.7%
4
Switzerland
KWD 36259
27.4%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 31959
36.0%
6
France
KWD 30991
37.9%
7
Norway
KWD 30528
38.9%
8
Spain
KWD 30285
39.3%
9
Austria
KWD 29832
40.2%
10
Poland
KWD 29578
40.8%
11
Denmark
KWD 29530
40.9%
12
Romania
KWD 29203
41.5%
13
Greece
KWD 28586
42.7%
14
Ireland
KWD 28509
42.9%
15
Netherlands
KWD 28027
43.9%
16
Sweden
KWD 27895
44.1%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 26842
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 26823
46.3%
19
Italy
KWD 24884
50.2%
20
Finland
KWD 23081
53.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 21963
56.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 20328
59.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 34051
31.8%
1
Canada
KWD 30210
39.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42840
14.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 42441
15.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 40982
17.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 37514
24.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 36593
26.7%
5
China
KWD 35868
28.2%
6
Indonesia
KWD 34887
30.1%
7
Pakistan
KWD 33820
32.3%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33720
32.5%
9
South Korea
KWD 33532
32.8%
10
Japan
KWD 33327
33.2%
11
Malaysia
KWD 33223
33.5%
12
Philippines
KWD 33144
33.6%
13
Vietnam
KWD 32952
34.0%
14
Australia
KWD 32357
35.2%
15
India
KWD 26835
46.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 44421
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 36986
25.9%
2
Colombia
KWD 36560
26.8%
3
Chile
KWD 36413
27.1%
4
Brazil
KWD 36364
27.2%
5
Uruguay
KWD 36277
27.3%
6
Panama
KWD 35363
29.2%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 33915
32.1%
8
Mexico
KWD 33839
32.2%
9
Peru
KWD 32995
33.9%
10
Ecuador
KWD 32664
34.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 32446
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 36370
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 35099
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 33994
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 33696
32.5%
4
Ghana
KWD 33328
33.2%
5
Mozambique
KWD 33126
33.6%
6
Morocco
KWD 30944
38.0%
7
Zambia
KWD 30790
38.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 30772
38.4%
9
South Africa
KWD 30507
38.9%
10
Senegal
KWD 30303
39.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 28552
42.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 47424
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 47424
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 46681
6.5%
3
Kuwait
KWD 46665
6.5%
4
Oman
KWD 45926
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 45502
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 37525
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 37498
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 31903
36.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 29133
41.6%
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%.