Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
332,020 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 328,765 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
328,765 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 332,020 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
2.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 332,020 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 328,765 KWD per year, or 27,397 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 288857
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 270596
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 267276
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 255331
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 194232
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 191939
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 186562
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 184036
44.6%
8
Norway
KWD 178980
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 178654
46.2%
10
Spain
KWD 177407
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 176015
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 174257
47.5%
13
Denmark
KWD 174026
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 170487
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 168972
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 165120
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 163917
50.6%
18
Italy
KWD 152901
54.0%
19
France
KWD 150017
54.8%
20
Finland
KWD 126950
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 125777
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 122271
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 187734
43.5%
1
Canada
KWD 161469
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 296730
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 276584
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 261605
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 225586
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 220045
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 217185
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 216317
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 208289
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 206948
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 205801
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 201856
39.2%
11
China
KWD 191331
42.4%
12
Japan
KWD 187047
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 182533
45.0%
14
Australia
KWD 181870
45.2%
15
India
KWD 105184
68.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 294103
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 240887
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 226346
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 223664
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 217293
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 216396
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 215811
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 210031
36.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 209761
36.8%
9
Chile
KWD 206698
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 205781
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 193592
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 241598
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 232569
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 226180
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 225878
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 219937
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 216491
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 204282
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 202528
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 201893
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 199563
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 185662
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 183707
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 328765
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 327602
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 325960
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 315419
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 315419
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 305458
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 249100
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 249073
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 193431
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 173524
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%.