Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
116,374 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 116,103 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
116,103 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 116,374 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 1,396,488 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,393,233 KWD per year, or 116,103 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 1214945
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1138138
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1124173
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1074971
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 816945
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 804588
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 782664
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 747278
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 738890
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 738267
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 730638
47.7%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 729516
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 728801
47.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 719264
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 708044
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 701306
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 695086
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 681121
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 674862
51.7%
19
France
KWD 589642
57.8%
20
Belgium
KWD 523674
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 518887
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 505479
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 755096
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 656131
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1254752
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1160093
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1091890
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 945167
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 911949
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 909089
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 908221
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 869146
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 855127
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 845629
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 829881
40.6%
11
China
KWD 776789
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 760719
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 746038
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 737426
47.2%
15
India
KWD 227673
83.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1236243
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1012626
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 940870
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 934197
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 909197
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 907715
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 904575
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 859061
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 857767
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 856547
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 845379
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 800834
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1015998
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 977697
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 952493
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 949929
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 924083
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 908395
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 858930
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 850630
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 846948
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 838244
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 771120
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 769164
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1393233
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1392070
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1379783
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1326664
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1326664
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1284769
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1047451
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1047424
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 813387
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 705758
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%.