Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
115,024 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 114,753 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
114,753 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 115,024 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 1,380,288 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,377,033 KWD per year, or 114,753 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 1200851
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1124935
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1111132
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1062497
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 807468
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 795265
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 773592
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 738706
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 730369
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 729710
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 721797
47.7%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 721133
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 720410
47.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 710966
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 699863
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 693205
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 687160
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 673268
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 667086
51.7%
19
France
KWD 582952
57.8%
20
Belgium
KWD 517619
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 512922
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 499647
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 746461
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 648603
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1240172
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1146647
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1079254
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 934215
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 901419
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 898559
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 897691
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 859089
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 845245
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 835909
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 820323
40.6%
11
China
KWD 767879
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 751988
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 737452
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 728982
47.2%
15
India
KWD 225809
83.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1221905
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1000881
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 929996
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 923383
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 898667
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 897185
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 894102
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 849179
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 847845
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 846707
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 835659
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 791592
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1004213
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 966357
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 941440
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 938910
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 913366
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 897865
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 848967
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 840766
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 837131
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 828524
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 762210
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 760254
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1377033
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1375870
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1363745
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1311274
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1311274
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1269865
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1035301
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1035274
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 803952
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 697658
49.5%
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%.