Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
138,504 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 138,233 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
138,233 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 138,504 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.04 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 1,662,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,658,793 KWD per year, or 138,233 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 1445982
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1354569
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1337949
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1279453
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 972298
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 957430
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 931378
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 887794
46.6%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 878536
47.1%
9
Norway
KWD 878575
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 875554
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 866943
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 866361
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 855288
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 842151
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 834111
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 825021
50.4%
17
Germany
KWD 809851
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 802330
51.7%
19
France
KWD 699319
57.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 622940
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 616666
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 601081
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 896639
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 779538
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1493756
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1380507
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1299027
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1124685
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1084563
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1081703
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1080835
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1034015
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1017118
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1004965
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 986559
40.6%
11
China
KWD 922847
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 903837
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 886784
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 875859
47.3%
15
India
KWD 258231
84.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1471285
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1205157
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1119127
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1111458
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1081811
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1080329
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1076260
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 1021046
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1020423
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1017837
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1004715
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 952327
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1209193
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1163589
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1133691
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1130563
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1099751
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1081009
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1022249
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1012316
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1007874
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 997580
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 917178
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 915222
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1658793
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1657630
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1642688
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1578946
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1578946
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1529084
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1246621
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1246594
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 968052
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 838538
49.6%
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%.