Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
145,167 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 144,896 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
144,896 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 145,167 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 1,742,004 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,738,749 KWD per year, or 144,896 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1515543
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1419733
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1402313
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1341019
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1019072
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1003448
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 976153
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 930101
46.6%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 920769
47.1%
9
Norway
KWD 920632
47.2%
10
Italy
KWD 919186
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 908321
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 907779
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 896242
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 882529
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 874097
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 864142
50.4%
17
Germany
KWD 848610
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 840709
51.7%
19
France
KWD 732340
58.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 652828
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 646106
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 629865
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 939256
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 816694
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1565716
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1446871
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1361393
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1178735
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1136535
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1133675
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1132806
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1083654
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1065891
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1052938
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1033732
40.7%
11
China
KWD 966822
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 946927
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 929161
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 917539
47.3%
15
India
KWD 267431
84.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1542053
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1263125
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1172798
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1164829
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1133783
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1132300
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1127951
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1069817
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1069396
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1066399
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1052689
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 997939
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1267361
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1219558
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1188247
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1184949
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1152642
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1132981
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1071422
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1060997
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1056326
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1045553
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 961153
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 959198
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1738749
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1737586
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1721844
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1654904
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1654904
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1602644
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1306588
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1306561
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1014619
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 878516
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%.