Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
127,660 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 127,389 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
127,389 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 127,660 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 1,531,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,528,665 KWD per year, or 127,389 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 1332770
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1248515
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1233196
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1179254
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 896173
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 882536
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 858506
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 818939
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 810127
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 809802
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 804543
47.5%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 799602
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 798955
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 788634
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 776437
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 769035
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 761351
50.3%
17
Germany
KWD 746772
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 739869
51.7%
19
France
KWD 645576
57.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 574299
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 568753
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 554235
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 827281
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 719067
53.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1356112
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1110814
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1031779
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1024598
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 997228
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 995746
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 992132
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 941671
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 940720
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 938803
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 926638
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 878093
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1114525
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1072499
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1044902
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1042050
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1013671
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 996426
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 942220
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 933087
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 929018
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 919503
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 845607
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 843652
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1528665
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1527502
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1513861
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1455324
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1455324
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1409366
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1149025
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1148998
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 892264
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 773474
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%.