Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
43,784 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 43,513 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
43,513 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 43,784 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 525,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 522,153 KWD per year, or 43,513 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 457105
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 428208
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 422953
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 404240
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 307364
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 303243
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 294860
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 286364
45.5%
8
Norway
KWD 280702
46.6%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 278732
47.0%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 278163
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 277582
47.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 273082
48.0%
13
Austria
KWD 268879
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 268148
49.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 265684
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 258865
50.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 256743
51.1%
18
Italy
KWD 255289
51.4%
19
France
KWD 229886
56.3%
20
Finland
KWD 198155
62.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 198065
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 191891
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 290810
44.7%
1
Canada
KWD 251337
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 470780
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 437096
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 412448
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 356317
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 345747
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 342887
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 342019
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 328351
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 323768
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 322981
38.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 315953
39.9%
11
China
KWD 297695
43.3%
12
Japan
KWD 291269
44.6%
13
Australia
KWD 284365
45.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 283344
46.1%
15
India
KWD 127437
75.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 465267
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 381093
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 356158
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 352751
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 342995
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 341513
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 341422
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 327723
37.6%
8
Uruguay
KWD 327488
37.7%
9
Peru
KWD 324231
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 322731
38.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 303913
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 382287
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 367941
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 358134
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 357421
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 347863
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 342193
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 323215
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 320273
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 319084
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 315596
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 292026
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 290070
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 522153
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 520990
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 517414
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 499138
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 499138
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 483375
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 394141
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 394114
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 306062
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 270218
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%.