Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,018 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,747 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.9%
98.1%
Net pay
1.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,747 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 14,018 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.43 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.9% tax rate now rises to 4.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 168,216 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 164,961 KWD per year, or 13,747 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 146348
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 137096
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 135414
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 129202
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 99281
41.0%
5
Romania
KWD 98406
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 97663
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 94832
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 93885
44.2%
9
Norway
KWD 92819
44.8%
10
Austria
KWD 92595
45.0%
11
Spain
KWD 92557
45.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 90123
46.4%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 89494
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 87766
47.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 87054
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 85716
49.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 85291
49.3%
18
France
KWD 82330
51.1%
19
Italy
KWD 78567
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 66637
60.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 64547
61.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 63301
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 100256
40.4%
1
Canada
KWD 85348
49.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 149307
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 140627
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 133838
20.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 114855
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 113572
32.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 110712
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 109844
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 108666
35.4%
8
Philippines
KWD 106594
36.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 105881
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 105213
37.5%
11
China
KWD 101239
39.8%
12
Japan
KWD 98768
41.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 97144
42.3%
14
Australia
KWD 95054
43.5%
15
India
KWD 83314
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 149123
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 122129
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 116392
30.8%
3
Panama
KWD 114325
32.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 110820
34.1%
5
Uruguay
KWD 110543
34.3%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 110497
34.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 109844
34.7%
8
Argentina
KWD 109338
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 108416
35.6%
10
Peru
KWD 105451
37.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 100148
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 122430
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 117907
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 114459
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 114413
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 111581
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 110019
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 103542
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 102796
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 102630
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 101280
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 95570
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 93614
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 164961
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 163798
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 163794
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 159805
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 159805
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 154759
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 126247
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 126220
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 98029
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 91622
45.5%
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%.