Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,193 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 45,922 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
45,922 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 46,193 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.13 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.6% tax rate now rises to 1.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 554,316 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 551,061 KWD per year, or 45,922 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 482255
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 451768
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 446224
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 426499
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 324275
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 319880
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 311048
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 301660
45.6%
8
Norway
KWD 295908
46.6%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 293692
47.0%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 293432
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 292556
47.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 287890
48.1%
13
Austria
KWD 283024
48.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 282747
49.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 280141
49.5%
16
Germany
KWD 272878
50.8%
17
Italy
KWD 271064
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 270619
51.2%
19
France
KWD 241825
56.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 208871
62.3%
21
Finland
KWD 208799
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 202297
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 306218
44.8%
1
Canada
KWD 264771
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 496797
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 461090
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 434996
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 375858
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 364537
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 361677
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 360809
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 346298
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 341402
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 340326
38.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 333008
39.9%
11
China
KWD 313594
43.4%
12
Japan
KWD 306849
44.6%
13
Australia
KWD 299687
45.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 298413
46.2%
15
India
KWD 130764
76.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 490853
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 402051
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 375562
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 372047
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 361785
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 360303
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 360111
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 345356
37.7%
8
Uruguay
KWD 345045
37.8%
9
Peru
KWD 341937
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 340076
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 320404
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 403318
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 388177
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 377858
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 377084
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 366986
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 360984
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 340994
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 337873
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 336602
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 332940
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 307925
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 305969
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 551061
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 549898
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 546033
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 526600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 526600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 509971
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 415822
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 415795
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 322898
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 284672
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%.