Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
339,394 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 336,139 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
336,139 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 339,394 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.21 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 339,394 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 336,139 KWD per year, or 28,012 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 295273
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 276606
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 273212
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 261009
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 198545
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 196183
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 190692
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 187938
44.6%
8
Norway
KWD 182859
46.1%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 182470
46.2%
10
Spain
KWD 181227
46.6%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 179910
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 177865
47.6%
13
Denmark
KWD 177803
47.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 174211
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 172660
49.1%
16
Germany
KWD 168695
50.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 167457
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 156248
54.0%
19
France
KWD 153062
54.9%
20
Finland
KWD 129665
61.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 128534
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 124926
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 191665
43.5%
1
Canada
KWD 164896
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 303367
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 282704
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 267357
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 230571
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 224838
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 221978
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 221110
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 212867
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 211372
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 210299
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 206206
39.2%
11
China
KWD 195387
42.4%
12
Japan
KWD 191021
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 186377
45.1%
14
Australia
KWD 185778
45.3%
15
India
KWD 106033
68.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 300629
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 246233
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 231296
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 228587
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 222086
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 221164
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 220604
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 214510
36.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 214259
36.9%
9
Chile
KWD 211123
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 210297
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 197799
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 246962
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 237731
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 231212
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 230894
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 224815
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 221284
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 208817
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 207018
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 206362
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 203987
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 189718
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 187762
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 336139
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 334976
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 333260
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 322424
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 322424
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 312242
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 254630
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 254604
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 197725
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 177211
47.8%
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%.