Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,489 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.8%
98.2%
Net pay
1.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,489 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 14,760 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 1.8% tax rate now rises to 4.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 177,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 173,865 KWD per year, or 14,489 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.8% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 154094
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 144353
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 142582
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 136058
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 103855
41.4%
5
Romania
KWD 103615
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 102787
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 99818
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 98493
44.4%
9
Norway
KWD 97503
45.0%
10
Austria
KWD 97223
45.1%
11
Spain
KWD 97169
45.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 94684
46.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 94197
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 92263
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 91507
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 90033
49.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 89565
49.4%
18
France
KWD 86019
51.4%
19
Italy
KWD 82608
53.4%
20
Finland
KWD 69916
60.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 67876
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 66507
62.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 105096
40.7%
1
Canada
KWD 89486
49.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 157320
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 148017
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 140783
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 120874
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 119360
32.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 116500
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 115632
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 114008
35.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 112122
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 111312
37.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 110466
37.6%
11
China
KWD 106136
40.1%
12
Japan
KWD 103567
41.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 101786
42.5%
14
Australia
KWD 99773
43.7%
15
India
KWD 87360
50.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 157004
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 128584
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 122369
30.9%
3
Panama
KWD 120269
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 116608
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 116254
34.4%
6
Uruguay
KWD 115951
34.5%
7
Colombia
KWD 115276
34.9%
8
Argentina
KWD 115126
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 113758
35.8%
10
Peru
KWD 110905
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 105227
40.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 128908
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 124139
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 120515
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 120488
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 117471
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 115806
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 109018
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 108217
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 108026
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 106623
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 100467
43.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 98512
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 173865
1.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 172702
2.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 172609
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 168264
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 168264
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 162950
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 132925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 132898
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 103215
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 96074
45.8%
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%.