Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,598 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 48,327 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
48,327 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 48,598 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.12 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.6% tax rate now rises to 1.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 583,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 579,921 KWD per year, or 48,327 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 507363
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 475288
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 469457
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 448721
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 341158
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 336491
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 327210
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 316930
45.7%
8
Norway
KWD 311088
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 308676
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 308627
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 307506
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 302672
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 297321
49.0%
14
Austria
KWD 297144
49.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 294573
49.5%
16
Germany
KWD 286868
50.8%
17
Italy
KWD 286813
50.8%
18
Ireland
KWD 284472
51.2%
19
France
KWD 253744
56.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 219659
62.3%
21
Finland
KWD 219426
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 212687
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 321601
44.9%
1
Canada
KWD 278182
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 522771
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 485044
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 457507
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 395368
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 383296
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 380436
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 379568
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 364215
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 359006
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 357642
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 350035
40.0%
11
China
KWD 329467
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 322402
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 314982
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 313458
46.3%
15
India
KWD 134085
77.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 516396
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 422975
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 394934
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 391311
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 380544
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 379062
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 378769
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 362960
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 362574
37.8%
9
Peru
KWD 359614
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 357392
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 336868
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 424314
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 408379
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 397550
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 396714
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 386077
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 379743
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 358743
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 355445
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 354091
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 350256
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 323798
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 321842
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 579921
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 578758
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 574604
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 554017
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 554017
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 536522
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 437467
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 437440
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 339706
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 299102
48.7%
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%.