Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,958 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 51,687 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.5%
99.5%
Net pay
0.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
51,687 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 51,958 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
1.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.5% tax rate now rises to 1.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 623,496 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 620,241 KWD per year, or 51,687 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.5% 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 542442
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 508149
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 501914
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 479768
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 364745
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 359697
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 349789
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 338265
45.8%
8
Norway
KWD 332296
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 329973
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 329493
47.2%
11
Spain
KWD 328392
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 323325
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 317683
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 316872
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 314737
49.5%
16
Italy
KWD 308816
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 306413
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 303825
51.3%
19
France
KWD 270397
56.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 234731
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 234271
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 227202
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 343091
45.0%
1
Canada
KWD 296919
52.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 559059
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 518509
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 488956
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 422624
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 409504
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 406644
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 405776
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 389247
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 383602
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 381834
38.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 373824
40.0%
11
China
KWD 351643
43.6%
12
Japan
KWD 344132
44.8%
13
Australia
KWD 336352
46.1%
14
South Korea
KWD 334476
46.4%
15
India
KWD 138724
77.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 552083
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 452207
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 421999
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 418225
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 406752
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 405270
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 404836
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 387554
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 387062
37.9%
9
Peru
KWD 384310
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 381584
38.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 359869
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 453646
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 436603
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 425061
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 424140
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 412748
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 405951
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 383540
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 379993
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 378524
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 374448
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 345974
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 344018
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 620241
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 619078
0.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 614521
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 592321
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 592321
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 573616
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 467707
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 467680
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 363189
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 319262
48.8%
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%.