Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
139,533 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 139,262 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
139,262 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 139,533 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 1,674,396 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,671,141 KWD per year, or 139,262 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 1456725
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1364633
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1347889
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1288961
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 979522
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 964537
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 938293
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 894328
46.6%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 885058
47.1%
9
Norway
KWD 885070
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 882292
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 873333
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 872758
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 861612
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 848387
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 840286
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 831063
50.4%
17
Germany
KWD 815837
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 808257
51.7%
19
France
KWD 704418
57.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 627556
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 621213
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 605526
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 903221
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 785276
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1504869
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1390756
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1308658
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1133032
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1092589
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1089729
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1088861
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1041681
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1024651
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1012374
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 993844
40.6%
11
China
KWD 929638
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 910492
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 893329
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 882296
47.3%
15
India
KWD 259652
84.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1482214
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1214109
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1127416
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1119700
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1089837
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1088355
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1084242
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1028578
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1027986
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1025337
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1012124
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 959371
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1218176
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1172233
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1142117
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1138962
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1107919
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1089036
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1029843
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1019834
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1015357
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1004988
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 923969
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 922013
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1671141
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1669978
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1654912
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1590676
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1590676
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1540444
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1255882
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1255855
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 975244
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 844712
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%.