Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
380,736 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 377,481 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.9%
99.1%
Net pay
0.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
377,481 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 380,736 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.19 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.9% tax rate now rises to 1.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 380,736 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 377,481 KWD per year, or 31,457 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.9% 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 331240
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 310300
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 306492
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 292842
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 222731
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 219977
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 213843
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 209813
44.9%
8
Norway
KWD 204605
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 203864
46.5%
10
Spain
KWD 202642
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 201747
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 198979
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 198093
48.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 195089
48.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 193334
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 188735
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 187301
50.8%
18
Italy
KWD 176342
53.7%
19
France
KWD 170137
55.3%
20
Finland
KWD 144887
62.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 143987
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 139809
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 213700
43.9%
1
Canada
KWD 184107
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 340575
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 317018
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 299604
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 258518
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 251710
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 248850
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 247982
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 238533
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 236178
38.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 235518
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 230598
39.4%
11
China
KWD 218125
42.7%
12
Japan
KWD 213301
44.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 207928
45.4%
14
Australia
KWD 207689
45.5%
15
India
KWD 110790
70.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 337220
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 276206
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 259046
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 256182
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 248958
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 247891
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 247476
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 239620
37.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 239476
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 235928
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 235619
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 221383
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 277039
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 266671
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 259420
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 259015
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 252163
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 248157
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 234242
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 232189
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 231414
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 228792
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 212456
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 210500
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 377481
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 376318
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 374189
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 361699
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 361699
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 350277
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 285637
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 285610
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 221803
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 197882
48.0%
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%.