Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,496 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 17,360 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.8%
99.2%
Net pay
0.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,360 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 17,496 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.17 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.8% tax rate now rises to 1.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 419,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 416,649 KWD per year, or 34,721 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.8% 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 365316
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 342222
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 338023
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 323002
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 245644
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 242520
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 235777
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 230538
45.1%
8
Norway
KWD 225207
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 224134
46.6%
10
Spain
KWD 222931
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 222436
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 219042
47.8%
13
Austria
KWD 217258
48.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 214869
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 212922
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 207722
50.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 206101
50.9%
18
Italy
KWD 197716
52.9%
19
France
KWD 186313
55.6%
20
Finland
KWD 159309
62.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 158628
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 153909
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 234577
44.1%
1
Canada
KWD 202309
51.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 375826
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 349528
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 330155
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 284996
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 277170
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 274310
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 273441
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 262850
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 259678
38.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 259410
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 253706
39.6%
11
China
KWD 239667
42.9%
12
Japan
KWD 234410
44.2%
13
Australia
KWD 228448
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 228346
45.6%
15
India
KWD 115297
72.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 371887
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 304603
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 285338
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 282327
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 274418
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 273213
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 272935
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 263409
37.3%
8
Colombia
KWD 263368
37.3%
9
Peru
KWD 259610
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 259429
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 243727
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 305533
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 294088
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 286146
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 285657
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 278072
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 273616
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 258331
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 256036
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 255150
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 252293
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 233998
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 232043
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 416649
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 415486
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 412965
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 398909
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 398909
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 386312
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 315013
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 314986
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 244615
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 217466
48.2%
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%.