Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,860 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 41,589 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.6%
99.4%
Net pay
0.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
41,589 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 41,860 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.14 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.6% tax rate now rises to 1.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 502,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 499,065 KWD per year, or 41,589 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 437018
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 409391
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 404368
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 386462
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 293857
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 289954
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 281930
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 274147
45.4%
8
Norway
KWD 268558
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 266784
46.9%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 265968
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 265622
47.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 261256
48.0%
13
Austria
KWD 257583
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 256489
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 254138
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 247673
50.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 245661
51.1%
18
Italy
KWD 242690
51.7%
19
France
KWD 220351
56.1%
20
Finland
KWD 189654
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 189435
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 183579
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 278504
44.6%
1
Canada
KWD 240608
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 450000
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 417933
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 394439
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 340709
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 330740
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 327880
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 327012
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 314017
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 309684
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 309128
38.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 302331
39.8%
11
China
KWD 284996
43.3%
12
Japan
KWD 278827
44.5%
13
Australia
KWD 272129
45.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 271308
46.0%
15
India
KWD 124781
75.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 444832
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 364354
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 340660
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 337340
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 327988
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 326506
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 326495
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 313640
37.6%
8
Uruguay
KWD 313465
37.6%
9
Peru
KWD 310090
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 308878
38.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 290742
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 365491
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 351779
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 342380
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 341716
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 332591
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 327186
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 309016
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 306215
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 305093
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 301743
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 279327
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 277372
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 499065
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 497902
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 494557
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 477204
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 477204
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 462134
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 376825
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 376798
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 292615
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 258674
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%.