Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,753 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 1,617 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
7.7%
92.3%
Net pay
7.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,617 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 1,753 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.71 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.7% tax rate now rises to 15.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 42,072 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,817 KWD per year, or 3,235 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.7% 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 36603
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 34289
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 33868
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 32071
23.8%
4
Switzerland
KWD 31371
25.4%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 27506
34.6%
6
France
KWD 27109
35.6%
7
Norway
KWD 26328
37.4%
8
Spain
KWD 26061
38.1%
9
Denmark
KWD 25510
39.4%
10
Austria
KWD 25414
39.6%
11
Poland
KWD 25061
40.4%
12
Ireland
KWD 24742
41.2%
13
Romania
KWD 24612
41.5%
14
Greece
KWD 24191
42.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 24064
42.8%
16
Sweden
KWD 23970
43.0%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 22841
45.7%
18
Germany
KWD 22750
45.9%
19
Italy
KWD 21323
49.3%
20
Finland
KWD 20191
52.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 18941
55.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 17395
58.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 29003
31.1%
1
Canada
KWD 26393
37.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 35927
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 35777
15.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 34602
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KWD 32699
22.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 31435
25.3%
5
China
KWD 31260
25.7%
6
Indonesia
KWD 29581
29.7%
7
South Korea
KWD 29120
30.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28933
31.2%
9
Pakistan
KWD 28719
31.7%
10
Japan
KWD 28509
32.2%
11
Malaysia
KWD 28272
32.8%
12
Philippines
KWD 28264
32.8%
13
Australia
KWD 28197
33.0%
14
Vietnam
KWD 27850
33.8%
15
India
KWD 22745
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 37475
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 31718
24.6%
2
Chile
KWD 31312
25.6%
3
Uruguay
KWD 31052
26.2%
4
Colombia
KWD 30845
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 30674
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 30124
28.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 28963
31.2%
8
Mexico
KWD 28662
31.9%
9
Peru
KWD 28188
33.0%
10
Ecuador
KWD 28187
33.0%
11
Argentina
KWD 27345
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 30661
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 29606
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 28655
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 28341
32.6%
4
Ghana
KWD 28137
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 28025
33.4%
6
South Africa
KWD 26191
37.8%
7
Morocco
KWD 26188
37.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 25993
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 25964
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 25594
39.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 24235
42.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 39968
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 39968
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 38912
7.5%
3
Kuwait
KWD 38817
7.7%
4
Oman
KWD 38706
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37865
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 31639
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 31612
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 27617
34.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 24562
41.6%
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%.