Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
141,883 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 141,612 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
141,612 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 141,883 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 1,702,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,699,341 KWD per year, or 141,612 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 918251
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 798381
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1530249
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1414162
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1330654
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1152096
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1110919
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1108059
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1107191
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1059188
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1041853
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1029294
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1010482
40.7%
11
China
KWD 945148
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 925689
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 908275
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 896996
47.3%
15
India
KWD 262897
84.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1507174
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1234554
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1146345
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1138524
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1108167
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1106685
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1102474
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1045779
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1045259
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1042464
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1029044
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 975458
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1238692
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1191973
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1161358
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1158144
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1126573
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1107366
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1047186
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1037004
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1032446
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1021908
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 939479
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 937523
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1699341
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1698178
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1682830
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1617466
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1617466
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1566388
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1277032
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1277005
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 991668
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 858812
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%.