Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
111,454 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 111,183 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
111,183 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 111,454 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.05 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,337,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,334,193 KWD per year, or 111,183 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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 1163580
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1090020
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1076646
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1029511
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 782407
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 770608
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 749602
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 716038
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 707835
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 707082
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 698963
47.7%
11
Italy
KWD 698419
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 698219
47.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 689022
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 678228
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 671781
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 666199
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 652502
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 646522
51.7%
19
France
KWD 565259
57.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 501605
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 497149
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 484225
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 723628
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 628695
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1201616
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1111089
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1045839
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 905256
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 873573
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 870713
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 869845
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 832492
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 819112
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 810205
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 795048
40.6%
11
China
KWD 744317
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 728901
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 714746
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 706650
47.2%
15
India
KWD 220879
83.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1183988
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 969822
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 901239
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 894788
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 870821
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 869339
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 866406
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 823048
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 821605
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 820688
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 809955
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 767154
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 973047
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 936369
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 912209
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 909770
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 885028
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 870019
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 822620
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 814683
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 811170
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 802820
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 738648
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 736692
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1334193
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1333030
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1321334
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1270576
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1270576
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1230452
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1003171
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1003144
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 779002
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 676238
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%.