Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,313 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 49,042 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
49,042 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 49,313 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 591,756 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 588,501 KWD per year, or 49,042 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 514828
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 482281
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 476364
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 455328
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 346177
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 341429
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 332014
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 321470
45.7%
8
Norway
KWD 315601
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 313208
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 313067
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 311950
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 307067
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 301654
49.0%
14
Austria
KWD 301342
49.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 298864
49.5%
16
Italy
KWD 291495
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 291027
50.8%
18
Ireland
KWD 288590
51.2%
19
France
KWD 257288
56.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 222866
62.3%
21
Finland
KWD 222585
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 215776
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 326174
44.9%
1
Canada
KWD 282169
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 530493
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 492165
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 464199
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 401168
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 388873
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 386013
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 385145
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 369542
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 364240
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 362790
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 355097
40.0%
11
China
KWD 334186
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 327026
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 319530
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 317930
46.3%
15
India
KWD 135072
77.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 523990
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 429195
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 400694
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 397038
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 386121
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 384639
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 384316
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 368194
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 367785
37.9%
9
Peru
KWD 364869
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 362540
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 341763
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 430556
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 414385
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 403404
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 402551
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 391752
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 385320
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 364019
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 360669
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 359290
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 355404
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 328517
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 326561
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 588501
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 587338
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 583099
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 562168
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 562168
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 544416
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 443902
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 443875
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 344703
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 303392
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%.