Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,094 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,823 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
8.8%
91.2%
Net pay
8.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,823 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 3,094 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.94 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.8% tax rate now rises to 17.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 37,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,873 KWD per year, or 2,823 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.8% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 32301
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 30259
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 29888
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 28264
23.9%
4
Switzerland
KWD 28126
24.2%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 24700
33.5%
6
France
KWD 24489
34.0%
7
Norway
KWD 23682
36.2%
8
Spain
KWD 23373
37.1%
9
Denmark
KWD 22978
38.1%
10
Austria
KWD 22598
39.1%
11
Ireland
KWD 22369
39.8%
12
Poland
KWD 22216
40.2%
13
Romania
KWD 21720
41.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 21567
41.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 21497
42.1%
16
Greece
KWD 21423
42.3%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 20628
44.4%
18
Germany
KWD 20185
45.6%
19
Italy
KWD 19079
48.6%
20
Finland
KWD 18371
50.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 17038
54.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 15547
58.1%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 31824
14.3%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 31328
15.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 30548
17.7%
3
Taiwan
KWD 29259
21.2%
4
China
KWD 28047
24.5%
5
Thailand
KWD 28010
24.6%
6
South Korea
KWD 26288
29.2%
7
Indonesia
KWD 26239
29.3%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25917
30.2%
9
Australia
KWD 25577
31.1%
10
Pakistan
KWD 25505
31.3%
11
Japan
KWD 25464
31.4%
12
Philippines
KWD 25142
32.3%
13
Malaysia
KWD 25111
32.4%
14
Vietnam
KWD 24637
33.6%
15
India
KWD 20210
45.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33100
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 28400
23.5%
2
Chile
KWD 28098
24.3%
3
Colombia
KWD 27244
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 27135
26.9%
5
Brazil
KWD 27090
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 26824
27.8%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 26029
29.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 25399
31.6%
9
Ecuador
KWD 25367
31.7%
10
Peru
KWD 25159
32.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 24131
35.0%
12
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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%.