Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
112,278 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 112,007 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
112,007 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 112,278 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 1,347,336 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,344,081 KWD per year, or 112,007 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1172182
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1098079
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1084605
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1037124
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 788192
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 776299
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 755139
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 721270
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 713036
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 712305
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 704080
47.7%
11
Italy
KWD 703815
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 703341
47.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 694087
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 683222
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 676726
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 671037
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 657295
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 651269
51.7%
19
France
KWD 569343
57.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 505301
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 500789
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 487785
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 728898
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 633290
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1210515
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1119296
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1053552
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 911940
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 880000
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 877140
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 876272
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 838631
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 825144
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 816138
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 800882
40.6%
11
China
KWD 749755
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 734230
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 719987
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 711804
47.2%
15
India
KWD 222017
83.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1192740
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 976991
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 907877
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 901388
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 877248
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 875766
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 872798
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 829079
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 827662
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 826694
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 815888
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 772795
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 980240
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 943291
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 918956
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 916496
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 891569
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 876447
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 828701
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 820703
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 817162
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 808752
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 744086
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 742130
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1344081
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1342918
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1331123
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1279969
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1279969
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1239549
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1010587
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1010560
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 784761
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 681182
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%.