Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,016 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 41,745 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
41,745 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 42,016 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 504,192 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 500,937 KWD per year, or 41,745 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 438647
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 410916
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 405875
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 387904
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 294952
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 291032
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 282979
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 275138
45.4%
8
Norway
KWD 269542
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 267753
46.9%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 266956
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 266592
47.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 262215
48.0%
13
Austria
KWD 258499
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 257434
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 255074
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 248581
50.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 246560
51.1%
18
Italy
KWD 243712
51.7%
19
France
KWD 221124
56.1%
20
Finland
KWD 190344
62.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 190135
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 184253
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 279502
44.6%
1
Canada
KWD 241478
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 451685
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 419487
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 395899
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 341975
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 331957
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 329097
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 328228
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 315179
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 310826
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 310251
38.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 303435
39.8%
11
China
KWD 286026
43.3%
12
Japan
KWD 279835
44.5%
13
Australia
KWD 273121
45.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 272284
46.0%
15
India
KWD 124996
75.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 446489
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 365711
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 341916
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 338589
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 329205
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 327723
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 327706
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 314782
37.6%
8
Uruguay
KWD 314602
37.6%
9
Peru
KWD 311236
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 310002
38.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 291810
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 366853
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 353090
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 343657
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 342990
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 333829
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 328403
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 310168
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 307355
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 306227
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 302866
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 280357
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 278401
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 500937
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 499774
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 496410
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 478982
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 478982
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 463857
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 378229
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 378202
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 293705
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 259610
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%.