Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,640 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,369 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
14,369 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 14,640 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.41 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.9% tax rate now rises to 4.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 175,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 172,425 KWD per year, or 14,369 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 152842
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 143179
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 141422
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 134949
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 103115
41.3%
5
Romania
KWD 102773
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 101958
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 99012
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 97748
44.4%
9
Norway
KWD 96745
44.9%
10
Austria
KWD 96474
45.1%
11
Spain
KWD 96423
45.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 93946
46.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 93436
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 91536
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 90787
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 89335
49.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 88874
49.4%
18
France
KWD 85423
51.4%
19
Italy
KWD 81954
53.4%
20
Finland
KWD 69386
60.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 67337
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 65989
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 104313
40.6%
1
Canada
KWD 88817
49.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 155729
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 127540
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 121403
30.9%
3
Panama
KWD 119307
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 115672
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 115323
34.4%
6
Uruguay
KWD 115077
34.5%
7
Colombia
KWD 114397
34.9%
8
Argentina
KWD 114190
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 112894
35.7%
10
Peru
KWD 110023
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 104406
40.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 127860
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 123131
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 119536
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 119505
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 116518
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 114870
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 108133
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 107341
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 107153
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 105759
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 99675
43.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 97720
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 172425
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 171262
2.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 171183
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 166896
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 166896
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 161626
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 131845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 131818
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 102377
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 95354
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%.