Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
111,544 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 111,273 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
111,273 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 111,544 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 1,338,528 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,335,273 KWD per year, or 111,273 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 1164519
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1090900
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1077515
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1030342
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 783039
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 771230
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 750207
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 716610
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 708403
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 707653
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 699522
47.7%
11
Italy
KWD 699009
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 698778
47.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 689575
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 678774
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 672321
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 666727
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 653025
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 647041
51.7%
19
France
KWD 565705
57.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 502009
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 497546
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 484614
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 724203
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 629197
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1202588
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1111986
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1046681
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 905986
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 874275
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 871415
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 870547
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 833163
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 819771
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 810853
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 795685
40.6%
11
China
KWD 744911
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 729483
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 715319
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 707213
47.2%
15
India
KWD 221003
83.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1184944
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 970605
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 901964
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 895509
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 871523
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 870041
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 867104
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 823707
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 822267
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 821344
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 810603
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 767770
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 973832
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 937125
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 912946
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 910505
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 885742
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 870721
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 823284
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 815341
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 811825
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 803468
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 739242
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 737286
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1335273
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1334110
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1322403
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1271602
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1271602
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1231446
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1003981
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1003954
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 779631
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 676778
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%.