Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
52,188 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 51,917 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
51,917 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 52,188 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 626,256 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 623,001 KWD per year, or 51,917 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 544843
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 510399
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 504136
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 481893
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 366360
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 361285
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 351334
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 339725
45.8%
8
Norway
KWD 333748
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 331431
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 330921
47.2%
11
Spain
KWD 329821
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 324738
48.2%
13
Netherlands
KWD 319076
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 318223
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 316118
49.5%
16
Italy
KWD 310322
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 307751
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 305150
51.3%
19
France
KWD 271536
56.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 235762
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 235288
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 228196
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 344562
45.0%
1
Canada
KWD 298201
52.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 561543
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 520800
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 491109
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 424490
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 411298
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 408438
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 407570
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 390960
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 385285
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 383490
38.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 375452
40.1%
11
China
KWD 353161
43.6%
12
Japan
KWD 345619
44.8%
13
Australia
KWD 337815
46.1%
14
South Korea
KWD 335915
46.4%
15
India
KWD 139042
77.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 554526
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 454208
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 423852
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 420067
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 408546
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 407064
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 406620
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 389238
37.9%
8
Uruguay
KWD 388739
37.9%
9
Peru
KWD 386000
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 383240
38.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 361444
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 455654
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 438535
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 426945
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 426017
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 414574
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 407745
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 385237
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 381674
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 380197
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 376104
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 347492
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 345536
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 623001
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 621838
0.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 617254
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 594943
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 594943
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 576156
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 469777
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 469750
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 364797
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 320642
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%.