Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,010 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 48,739 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
48,739 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 49,010 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 588,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 584,865 KWD per year, or 48,739 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 511664
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 479318
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 473437
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 452528
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 344050
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 339336
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 329978
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 319546
45.7%
8
Norway
KWD 313689
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 311287
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 311186
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 310067
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 305205
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 299818
49.0%
14
Austria
KWD 299563
49.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 297046
49.5%
16
Italy
KWD 289511
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 289265
50.8%
18
Ireland
KWD 286845
51.2%
19
France
KWD 255786
56.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 221507
62.3%
21
Finland
KWD 221246
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 214467
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 324236
44.9%
1
Canada
KWD 280479
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 527220
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 489147
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 461363
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 398710
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 386510
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 383650
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 382782
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 367284
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 362022
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 360608
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 352952
40.0%
11
China
KWD 332186
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 325067
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 317603
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 316035
46.3%
15
India
KWD 134654
77.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 520772
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 426559
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 398253
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 394611
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 383758
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 382276
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 381965
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 365976
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 365576
37.8%
9
Peru
KWD 362642
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 360358
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 339688
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 427910
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 411839
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 400923
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 400077
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 389347
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 382956
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 361783
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 358455
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 357087
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 353223
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 326517
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 324562
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 584865
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 583702
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 579499
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 558714
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 558714
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 541070
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 441175
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 441148
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 342586
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 301574
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%.