Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
43,152 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 42,881 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
42,881 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 43,152 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 517,824 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 514,569 KWD per year, or 42,881 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.6% 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 450507
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 422027
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 416848
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 398400
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 302927
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 298878
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 290613
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 282351
45.5%
8
Norway
KWD 276713
46.6%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 274807
46.9%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 274157
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 273653
47.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 269198
48.0%
13
Austria
KWD 265169
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 264318
49.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 261891
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 255189
50.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 253103
51.1%
18
Italy
KWD 251151
51.5%
19
France
KWD 226754
56.2%
20
Finland
KWD 195363
62.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 195230
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 189160
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 286768
44.6%
1
Canada
KWD 247813
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 463954
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 430801
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 406532
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 351190
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 340818
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 337958
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 337089
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 323642
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 319142
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 318430
38.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 311478
39.9%
11
China
KWD 293523
43.3%
12
Japan
KWD 287182
44.5%
13
Australia
KWD 280346
45.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 279390
46.1%
15
India
KWD 126565
75.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 458554
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 375595
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 351067
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 347689
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 338066
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 336583
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 336519
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 323097
37.6%
8
Uruguay
KWD 322881
37.7%
9
Peru
KWD 319586
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 318181
38.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 299587
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 376770
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 362632
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 352959
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 352262
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 342846
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 337264
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 318551
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 315655
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 314488
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 311045
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 287854
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 285899
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 514569
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 513406
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 509906
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 491933
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 491933
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 476398
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 388453
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 388426
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 301645
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 266426
48.6%
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%.