Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,835 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 5,772 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.1%
98.9%
Net pay
1.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,772 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 5,835 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.24 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 303,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 300,165 KWD per year, or 25,014 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 263975
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 247287
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 244253
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 233309
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 177501
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 175479
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 170546
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 168966
44.3%
8
Norway
KWD 163936
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 163853
46.0%
10
Spain
KWD 162592
46.4%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 160909
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 160264
47.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 159377
47.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 156044
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 154669
49.0%
16
Germany
KWD 151257
50.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 150189
50.5%
18
Italy
KWD 139923
53.9%
19
France
KWD 138205
54.5%
20
Finland
KWD 116419
61.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 115086
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 111975
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 172491
43.2%
1
Canada
KWD 148178
51.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 268790
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 220152
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 207148
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 204574
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 198703
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 197907
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 197221
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 192661
36.5%
8
Colombia
KWD 192316
36.6%
9
Chile
KWD 189538
37.5%
10
Peru
KWD 188263
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 177277
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 220791
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 212549
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 206666
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 206424
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 201018
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 197901
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 186693
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 185115
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 184562
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 182403
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 169932
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 167977
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 300165
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 299002
1.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 297646
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 288249
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 288249
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 279146
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 227650
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 227623
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 176774
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 159224
47.5%
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%.