Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,204 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 6,141 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,141 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 6,204 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.22 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 322,608 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 319,353 KWD per year, or 26,613 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% 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 280669
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 262926
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 259699
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 248084
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 188726
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 186522
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 181292
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 179056
44.5%
8
Norway
KWD 174029
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 173783
46.1%
10
Spain
KWD 172532
46.5%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 171044
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 169652
47.4%
13
Denmark
KWD 169205
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 165734
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 164265
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 160558
50.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 159399
50.6%
18
Italy
KWD 148630
53.9%
19
France
KWD 146130
54.7%
20
Finland
KWD 123484
61.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 122259
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 118883
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 182718
43.4%
1
Canada
KWD 157095
51.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 288260
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 268772
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 254264
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 219224
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 213927
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 211067
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 210199
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 202446
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 201301
37.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 200060
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 196303
39.2%
11
China
KWD 186155
42.3%
12
Japan
KWD 181975
43.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 177627
44.9%
14
Australia
KWD 176881
45.2%
15
India
KWD 104101
67.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 285772
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 234063
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 220028
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 217382
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 211175
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 210312
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 209693
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 204315
36.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 204020
36.8%
9
Chile
KWD 201051
37.7%
10
Peru
KWD 200016
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 188223
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 234750
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 225981
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 219758
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 219476
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 213711
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 210373
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 198493
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 196798
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 196190
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 193916
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 180486
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 178530
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 319353
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 318190
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 316642
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 306478
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 306478
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 296799
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 242041
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 242014
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 187949
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 168818
47.7%
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%.