Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
101,664 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 101,393 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.3%
99.7%
Net pay
0.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
101,393 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 101,664 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.06 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.3% tax rate now rises to 0.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,219,968 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,216,713 KWD per year, or 101,393 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.3% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1061372
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 994274
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 982074
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 939051
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 713681
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 702993
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 683813
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 653876
46.4%
8
Norway
KWD 646041
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 645029
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 638167
47.7%
11
Spain
KWD 637364
47.8%
12
Italy
KWD 634311
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 628847
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 618901
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 613030
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 608717
50.1%
17
Germany
KWD 595553
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 590132
51.6%
19
France
KWD 516740
57.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 457691
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 453892
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 441932
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 661011
45.8%
1
Canada
KWD 574102
52.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1095884
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1013581
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 954205
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 825839
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 797211
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 794351
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 793483
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 759557
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 747450
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 739717
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 725736
40.5%
11
China
KWD 679703
44.3%
12
Japan
KWD 665587
45.4%
13
Australia
KWD 652482
46.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 645409
47.1%
15
India
KWD 207360
83.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1080009
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 884649
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 822381
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 816370
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 794459
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 792977
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 790455
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 751388
38.4%
8
Peru
KWD 749649
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 749336
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 739467
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 700136
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 887580
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 854133
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 832049
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 829860
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 807315
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 793657
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 750370
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 743155
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 739979
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 732332
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 674034
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 672078
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1216713
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1215550
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1205029
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1158970
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1158970
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1122371
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 915061
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 915034
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 710580
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 617498
49.4%
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%.