Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,224 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 54,953 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
54,953 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 55,224 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.11 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 662,688 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 659,433 KWD per year, or 54,953 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 576539
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 540091
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 533464
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 509945
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 387672
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 382253
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 371736
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 359003
45.8%
8
Norway
KWD 352911
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 350674
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 349775
47.2%
11
Spain
KWD 348693
47.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 343399
48.2%
13
Netherlands
KWD 337475
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 336048
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 334337
49.6%
16
Italy
KWD 330203
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 325412
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 322638
51.3%
19
France
KWD 286583
56.8%
20
Belgium
KWD 249381
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 248702
62.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 241311
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 363980
45.1%
1
Canada
KWD 315132
52.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 586771
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 480621
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 448307
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 444385
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 432227
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 430745
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 430173
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 411460
37.9%
8
Uruguay
KWD 410866
38.0%
9
Peru
KWD 408315
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 405099
38.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 382227
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 482159
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 464037
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 451803
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 450798
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 438674
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 431425
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 407643
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 403856
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 402274
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 397964
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 367530
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 365574
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 659433
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 658270
0.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 653321
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 629554
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 629554
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 609673
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 497101
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 497074
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 386015
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 338858
48.9%
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%.