Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,272 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 49,001 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
49,001 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 49,272 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 591,264 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 588,009 KWD per year, or 49,001 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 514400
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 481880
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 475968
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 454949
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 345889
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 341146
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 331739
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 321210
45.7%
8
Norway
KWD 315342
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 312948
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 312813
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 311695
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 306815
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 301405
49.0%
14
Austria
KWD 301102
49.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 298618
49.5%
16
Italy
KWD 291227
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 290789
50.8%
18
Ireland
KWD 288354
51.2%
19
France
KWD 257085
56.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 222682
62.3%
21
Finland
KWD 222404
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 215599
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 325911
44.9%
1
Canada
KWD 281940
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 530050
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 491757
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 463815
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 400835
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 388554
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 385694
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 384825
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 369236
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 363940
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 362494
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 354807
40.0%
11
China
KWD 333915
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 326761
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 319269
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 317674
46.3%
15
India
KWD 135015
77.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 523555
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 428839
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 400363
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 396710
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 385802
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 384319
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 383998
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 367893
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 367486
37.9%
9
Peru
KWD 364568
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 362245
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 341482
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 430198
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 414040
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 403069
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 402216
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 391427
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 385000
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 363717
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 360369
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 358992
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 355109
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 328246
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 326291
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 588009
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 586846
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 582612
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 561701
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 561701
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 543963
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 443533
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 443506
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 344417
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 303146
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%.