Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
133,333 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 133,062 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
133,062 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 133,333 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
0.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,599,996 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,596,741 KWD per year, or 133,062 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 1391997
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1303997
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1287997
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1231673
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 935998
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 921716
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 896629
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 854960
46.6%
8
Norway
KWD 845935
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 845760
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 841692
47.4%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 834831
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 834219
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 823504
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 810815
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 803079
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 794660
50.3%
17
Germany
KWD 779772
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 772545
51.7%
19
France
KWD 673691
57.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 599745
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 593819
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 578742
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 863566
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 750702
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1437909
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1329004
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1250626
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1082738
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1044229
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1041369
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1040501
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 995491
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 979267
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 967734
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 949949
40.6%
11
China
KWD 888718
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 870395
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 853897
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 843512
47.3%
15
India
KWD 251090
84.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1416364
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1160169
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1077475
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1070038
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1041477
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1039995
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1036143
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 983196
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 982416
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 980149
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 967484
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 916928
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1164050
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1120153
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1091352
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1088355
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1058703
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1040676
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 984087
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 974536
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 970271
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 960348
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 883049
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 881093
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1596741
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1595578
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1581256
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1519996
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1519996
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1471996
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1200082
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1200055
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 931912
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 807512
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%.