Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,847 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,576 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
14,576 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 14,847 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.40 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 178,164 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 174,909 KWD per year, or 14,576 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 155003
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 145204
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 143422
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 136862
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 104391
41.4%
5
Romania
KWD 104226
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 103388
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 100403
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 99033
44.4%
9
Norway
KWD 98052
45.0%
10
Austria
KWD 97765
45.1%
11
Spain
KWD 97710
45.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 95218
46.6%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 94748
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 92790
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 92029
48.4%
16
Germany
KWD 90539
49.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 90066
49.5%
18
France
KWD 86452
51.5%
19
Italy
KWD 83081
53.4%
20
Finland
KWD 70300
60.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 68266
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 66883
62.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 105663
40.7%
1
Canada
KWD 89971
49.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 158260
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 148884
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 141597
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 121580
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 120039
32.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 117179
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 116310
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 114634
35.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 112770
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 111949
37.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 111082
37.7%
11
China
KWD 106710
40.1%
12
Japan
KWD 104130
41.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 102330
42.6%
14
Australia
KWD 100326
43.7%
15
India
KWD 87480
50.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 157928
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 129341
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 123070
30.9%
3
Panama
KWD 120966
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 117287
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 116929
34.4%
6
Uruguay
KWD 116585
34.6%
7
Colombia
KWD 115912
34.9%
8
Argentina
KWD 115804
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 114385
35.8%
10
Peru
KWD 111544
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 105823
40.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 129667
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 124870
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 121225
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 121200
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 118161
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 116485
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 109660
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 108853
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 108658
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 107249
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 101041
43.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 99086
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 174909
1.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 173746
2.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 173643
2.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 169256
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 169256
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 163911
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 133708
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 133681
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 103823
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 96596
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%.