Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
103,848 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 103,577 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
103,577 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 103,848 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 1,246,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,242,921 KWD per year, or 103,577 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1084173
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1015633
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1003172
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 959231
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 729013
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 718077
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 698490
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 667744
46.4%
8
Norway
KWD 659826
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 658872
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 651730
47.7%
11
Spain
KWD 650940
47.8%
12
Italy
KWD 648612
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 642271
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 632136
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 626136
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 621541
50.1%
17
Germany
KWD 608258
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 602712
51.6%
19
France
KWD 527563
57.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 467488
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 463542
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 451367
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 674980
45.8%
1
Canada
KWD 586281
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1119471
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1035334
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 974647
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 843556
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 814246
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 811386
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 810518
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 775827
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 763436
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 755442
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 741199
40.5%
11
China
KWD 694117
44.3%
12
Japan
KWD 679712
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 666372
46.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 659071
47.1%
15
India
KWD 210376
83.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1103205
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 903650
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 839973
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 833864
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 811494
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 810012
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 807398
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 767374
38.4%
8
Peru
KWD 765701
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 765253
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 755192
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 715086
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 906646
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 872479
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 849932
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 847687
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 824651
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 810693
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 766488
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 759112
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 755861
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 748056
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 688448
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 686492
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1242921
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1241758
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1230974
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1183867
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1183867
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1146482
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 934717
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 934690
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 725844
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 630602
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%.