Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,185 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,914 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
3,914 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 4,185 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.44 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.5% tax rate now rises to 13.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 50,220 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,965 KWD per year, or 3,914 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 43691
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 40929
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 40427
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 38345
23.7%
4
Switzerland
KWD 36445
27.4%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 32130
36.0%
6
France
KWD 31139
38.0%
7
Norway
KWD 30689
38.9%
8
Spain
KWD 30446
39.4%
9
Austria
KWD 30001
40.3%
10
Poland
KWD 29751
40.8%
11
Denmark
KWD 29684
40.9%
12
Romania
KWD 29379
41.5%
13
Greece
KWD 28754
42.7%
14
Ireland
KWD 28653
43.0%
15
Netherlands
KWD 28178
43.9%
16
Sweden
KWD 28045
44.2%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 27004
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 26979
46.3%
19
Italy
KWD 25020
50.2%
20
Finland
KWD 23191
53.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 22078
56.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 20441
59.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 34253
31.8%
1
Canada
KWD 30352
39.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 43110
14.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 42690
15.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 41224
17.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 37698
24.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 36790
26.7%
5
China
KWD 36039
28.2%
6
Indonesia
KWD 35089
30.1%
7
Pakistan
KWD 34015
32.3%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33903
32.5%
9
South Korea
KWD 33701
32.9%
10
Japan
KWD 33504
33.3%
11
Malaysia
KWD 33412
33.5%
12
Philippines
KWD 33331
33.6%
13
Vietnam
KWD 33147
34.0%
14
Australia
KWD 32516
35.3%
15
India
KWD 26991
46.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 44687
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 37188
26.0%
2
Colombia
KWD 36778
26.8%
3
Chile
KWD 36608
27.1%
4
Brazil
KWD 36582
27.2%
5
Uruguay
KWD 36491
27.3%
6
Panama
KWD 35563
29.2%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 34111
32.1%
8
Mexico
KWD 34035
32.2%
9
Peru
KWD 33178
33.9%
10
Ecuador
KWD 32835
34.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 32641
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 36588
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 35309
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 34198
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 33901
32.5%
4
Ghana
KWD 33526
33.2%
5
Mozambique
KWD 33321
33.7%
6
Morocco
KWD 31126
38.0%
7
Zambia
KWD 30975
38.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 30954
38.4%
9
South Africa
KWD 30672
38.9%
10
Senegal
KWD 30483
39.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 28717
42.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 47709
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 47709
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 46978
6.5%
3
Kuwait
KWD 46965
6.5%
4
Oman
KWD 46202
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 45802
8.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 37750
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 37723
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 32067
36.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 29307
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%.