Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
115,094 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 114,823 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
114,823 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 115,094 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 1,381,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,377,873 KWD per year, or 114,823 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 1201581
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1125619
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1111808
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1063144
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 807960
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 795748
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 774063
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 739151
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 730811
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 730154
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 722256
47.7%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 721567
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 720845
47.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 711396
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 700287
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 693625
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 687571
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 673676
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 667489
51.7%
19
France
KWD 583299
57.8%
20
Belgium
KWD 517933
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 513232
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 499950
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 746909
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 648993
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1240928
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1147344
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1079909
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 934783
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 901965
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 899105
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 898237
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 859610
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 845757
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 836413
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 820819
40.6%
11
China
KWD 768341
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 752441
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 737897
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 729419
47.2%
15
India
KWD 225905
83.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1222648
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1001490
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 930560
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 923944
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 899213
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 897731
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 894645
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 849692
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 848359
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 847218
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 836163
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 792072
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1004824
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 966945
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 942013
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 939481
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 913922
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 898411
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 849483
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 841278
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 837640
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 829028
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 762672
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 760716
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1377873
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1376710
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1364577
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1312072
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1312072
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1270638
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1035931
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1035904
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 804442
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 698078
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%.