Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,417 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,146 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
14,146 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 14,417 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 173,004 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 169,749 KWD per year, or 14,146 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 150513
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 140998
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 139268
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 132889
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 101740
41.2%
5
Romania
KWD 101207
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 100418
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 97513
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 96363
44.3%
9
Norway
KWD 95338
44.9%
10
Austria
KWD 95084
45.0%
11
Spain
KWD 95037
45.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 92575
46.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 92023
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 90184
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 89449
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 88037
49.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 87589
49.4%
18
France
KWD 84314
51.3%
19
Italy
KWD 80740
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 68400
60.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 66337
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 65025
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 102858
40.6%
1
Canada
KWD 87573
49.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 153616
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 144601
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 137573
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 118091
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 116685
32.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 113825
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 112956
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 111538
35.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 109567
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 108801
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 108038
37.6%
11
China
KWD 103872
40.0%
12
Japan
KWD 101349
41.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 99640
42.4%
14
Australia
KWD 97591
43.6%
15
India
KWD 85660
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 153361
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 125600
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 119606
30.9%
3
Panama
KWD 117521
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 113933
34.1%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 113593
34.3%
6
Uruguay
KWD 113451
34.4%
7
Colombia
KWD 112765
34.8%
8
Argentina
KWD 112450
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 111289
35.7%
10
Peru
KWD 108384
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 102879
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 125914
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 121258
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 117715
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 117679
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 114748
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 113131
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 106487
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 105711
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 105531
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 104153
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 98203
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 96248
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 169749
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 168586
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 168534
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 164354
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 164354
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 159164
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 129838
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 129811
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 100818
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 94016
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%.