Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,438 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 48,183 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
6.3%
93.7%
Net pay
6.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
48,183 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 51,438 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.40 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.3% tax rate now rises to 13.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 51,438 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 48,183 KWD per year, or 4,015 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.3% 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 44751
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 41922
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 41408
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 39283
23.6%
4
Switzerland
KWD 37196
27.7%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 32821
36.2%
6
France
KWD 31740
38.3%
7
Norway
KWD 31341
39.1%
8
Spain
KWD 31101
39.5%
9
Austria
KWD 30686
40.3%
10
Poland
KWD 30452
40.8%
11
Denmark
KWD 30307
41.1%
12
Romania
KWD 30091
41.5%
13
Greece
KWD 29436
42.8%
14
Ireland
KWD 29238
43.2%
15
Netherlands
KWD 28793
44.0%
16
Sweden
KWD 28654
44.3%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 27660
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 27611
46.3%
19
Italy
KWD 25573
50.3%
20
Finland
KWD 23640
54.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 22547
56.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 20896
59.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 35072
31.8%
1
Canada
KWD 30931
39.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 44207
14.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 43701
15.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 42205
18.0%
3
Taiwan
KWD 38445
25.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 37591
26.9%
5
China
KWD 36733
28.6%
6
Indonesia
KWD 35913
30.2%
7
Pakistan
KWD 34807
32.3%
8
New Zealand
KWD 34646
32.6%
9
South Korea
KWD 34386
33.2%
10
Japan
KWD 34223
33.5%
11
Malaysia
KWD 34179
33.6%
12
Philippines
KWD 34088
33.7%
13
Vietnam
KWD 33938
34.0%
14
Australia
KWD 33161
35.5%
15
India
KWD 27626
46.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 45765
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 38005
26.1%
2
Colombia
KWD 37665
26.8%
3
Brazil
KWD 37465
27.2%
4
Chile
KWD 37400
27.3%
5
Uruguay
KWD 37360
27.4%
6
Panama
KWD 36376
29.3%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 34910
32.1%
8
Mexico
KWD 34832
32.3%
9
Peru
KWD 33924
34.1%
10
Ecuador
KWD 33530
34.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 33433
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 37474
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 36162
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 35026
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 34732
32.5%
4
Ghana
KWD 34332
33.3%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34113
33.7%
6
Morocco
KWD 31864
38.1%
7
Zambia
KWD 31724
38.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 31696
38.4%
9
South Africa
KWD 31342
39.1%
10
Senegal
KWD 31214
39.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 29387
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 48866
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 48866
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 48183
6.3%
3
Bahrain
KWD 48184
6.3%
4
Oman
KWD 47323
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 47020
8.6%
6
Egypt
KWD 38663
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 38637
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 32732
36.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 30017
41.6%
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%.