Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,409 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,138 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
14,138 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 14,409 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 172,908 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 169,653 KWD per year, or 14,138 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 150430
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 140920
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 139191
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 132815
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 101691
41.2%
5
Romania
KWD 101151
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 100363
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 97460
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 96313
44.3%
9
Norway
KWD 95287
44.9%
10
Austria
KWD 95034
45.0%
11
Spain
KWD 94987
45.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 92526
46.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 91972
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 90136
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 89401
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 87991
49.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 87543
49.4%
18
France
KWD 84274
51.3%
19
Italy
KWD 80696
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 68365
60.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 66301
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 64991
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 102806
40.5%
1
Canada
KWD 87529
49.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 153530
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 144521
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 137498
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 118027
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 116622
32.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 113762
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 112894
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 111481
35.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 109507
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 108743
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 107981
37.6%
11
China
KWD 103820
40.0%
12
Japan
KWD 101297
41.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 99590
42.4%
14
Australia
KWD 97540
43.6%
15
India
KWD 85613
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 153276
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 125531
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 119542
30.9%
3
Panama
KWD 117457
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 113870
34.1%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 113530
34.3%
6
Uruguay
KWD 113393
34.4%
7
Colombia
KWD 112706
34.8%
8
Argentina
KWD 112388
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 111231
35.7%
10
Peru
KWD 108325
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 102824
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 125844
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 121191
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 117650
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 117614
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 114685
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 113068
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 106428
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 105653
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 105473
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 104096
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 98151
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 96195
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 169653
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 168490
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 168439
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 164263
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 164263
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 159075
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 129766
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 129739
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 100762
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 93968
45.7%
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%.