Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,236 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,965 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
13,965 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 14,236 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.42 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.9% tax rate now rises to 4.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 170,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 167,577 KWD per year, or 13,965 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 148624
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 139228
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 137520
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 131216
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 100625
41.1%
5
Romania
KWD 99937
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 99168
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 96297
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 95239
44.3%
9
Norway
KWD 94195
44.9%
10
Austria
KWD 93955
45.0%
11
Spain
KWD 93912
45.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 91463
46.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 90876
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 89087
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 88363
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 86985
49.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 86547
49.3%
18
France
KWD 83414
51.2%
19
Italy
KWD 79754
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 67601
60.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 65525
61.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 64243
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 101678
40.5%
1
Canada
KWD 86564
49.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 151661
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 142798
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 135879
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 116623
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 115273
32.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 112413
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 111544
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 110235
35.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 108218
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 107477
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 106756
37.5%
11
China
KWD 102678
39.9%
12
Japan
KWD 100178
41.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 98508
42.3%
14
Australia
KWD 96440
43.6%
15
India
KWD 84595
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 151438
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 124025
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 118148
30.8%
3
Panama
KWD 116071
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 112521
34.1%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 112188
34.3%
6
Uruguay
KWD 112132
34.4%
7
Colombia
KWD 111440
34.8%
8
Argentina
KWD 111039
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 109986
35.6%
10
Peru
KWD 107053
37.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 101640
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 124333
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 119738
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 116238
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 116197
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 113311
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 111719
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 105151
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 104389
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 104215
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 102850
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 97009
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 95053
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 167577
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 166414
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 166384
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 162290
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 162290
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 157165
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 128209
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 128182
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 99553
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 92930
45.6%
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%.