Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,367 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 2,354 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
2,354 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 2,367 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 0.5% tax rate now rises to 1.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 615,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 612,165 KWD per year, or 51,014 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 535415
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 501567
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 495413
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 473549
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 360021
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 355049
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 345266
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 333992
45.7%
8
Norway
KWD 328048
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 325707
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 325313
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 324208
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 319188
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 313604
49.0%
14
Austria
KWD 312921
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 310699
49.5%
16
Italy
KWD 304409
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 302499
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 299949
51.3%
19
France
KWD 267061
56.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 231712
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 231298
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 224295
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 338787
45.0%
1
Canada
KWD 293166
52.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 551790
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 511806
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 482657
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 417165
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 404255
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 401395
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 400527
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 384233
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 378675
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 376988
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 369059
40.0%
11
China
KWD 347201
43.6%
12
Japan
KWD 339779
44.8%
13
Australia
KWD 332072
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 330266
46.3%
15
India
KWD 137795
77.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 544935
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 446352
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 416578
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 412834
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 401503
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 400021
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 399615
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 382628
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 382157
37.9%
9
Peru
KWD 379363
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 376738
38.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 355262
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 447771
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 430949
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 419551
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 418647
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 407406
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 400701
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 378573
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 375076
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 373630
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 369603
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 341532
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 339577
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 612165
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 611002
0.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 606526
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 584649
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 584649
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 566186
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 461650
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 461623
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 358486
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 315224
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%.