Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,593 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,322 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.9%
94.1%
Net pay
5.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,322 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 4,593 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.31 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.9% tax rate now rises to 12.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55,116 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 51,861 KWD per year, or 4,322 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.9% 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 47951
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 44920
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 44368
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 42115
23.6%
4
Switzerland
KWD 39441
28.4%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 34908
36.7%
6
France
KWD 33553
39.1%
7
Norway
KWD 33309
39.6%
8
Spain
KWD 33080
40.0%
9
Austria
KWD 32756
40.6%
10
Poland
KWD 32568
40.9%
11
Romania
KWD 32243
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 32191
41.6%
13
Greece
KWD 31496
42.9%
14
Ireland
KWD 31003
43.8%
15
Netherlands
KWD 30651
44.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 30493
44.7%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 29643
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 29521
46.4%
19
Italy
KWD 27242
50.6%
20
Finland
KWD 24994
54.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 23963
56.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 22271
59.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 37561
31.9%
1
Canada
KWD 32678
40.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 47517
13.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 46754
15.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 45170
18.1%
3
Taiwan
KWD 40702
26.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 40008
27.4%
5
China
KWD 38829
29.6%
6
Indonesia
KWD 38399
30.3%
7
Pakistan
KWD 37197
32.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36890
33.1%
9
Malaysia
KWD 36496
33.8%
10
South Korea
KWD 36454
33.9%
11
Japan
KWD 36392
34.0%
12
Philippines
KWD 36375
34.0%
13
Vietnam
KWD 36329
34.1%
14
Australia
KWD 35111
36.3%
15
India
KWD 29543
46.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 49020
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 40474
26.6%
2
Colombia
KWD 40150
27.2%
3
Brazil
KWD 40131
27.2%
4
Uruguay
KWD 39984
27.5%
5
Chile
KWD 39788
27.8%
6
Panama
KWD 38831
29.6%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 37321
32.3%
8
Mexico
KWD 37236
32.4%
9
Peru
KWD 36177
34.4%
10
Argentina
KWD 35823
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 35628
35.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 40150
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 38737
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 37528
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 37242
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 36765
33.3%
5
Mozambique
KWD 36504
33.8%
6
Morocco
KWD 34093
38.1%
7
Zambia
KWD 33986
38.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 33935
38.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33420
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 33365
39.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 31409
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 52360
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 52360
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 51861
5.9%
3
Bahrain
KWD 51825
6.0%
4
Oman
KWD 50707
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 50698
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 41422
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 41395
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 34741
37.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 32159
41.7%
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%.