Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,338 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,067 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
14,067 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 14,338 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 172,056 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 168,801 KWD per year, or 14,067 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.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 152763
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 143814
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 136833
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 117451
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 116068
32.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 113208
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 112340
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 110970
35.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 108978
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 108223
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 107478
37.5%
11
China
KWD 103351
39.9%
12
Japan
KWD 100838
41.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 99146
42.4%
14
Australia
KWD 97089
43.6%
15
India
KWD 85195
50.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 125224
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 120595
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 117071
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 117033
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 114121
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 112515
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 105904
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 105134
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 104957
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 103584
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 97682
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 95726
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 168801
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 167638
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 167596
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 163453
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 163453
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 158292
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 129127
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 129100
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 100266
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 93542
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%.