Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,128 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,857 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
14,857 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 15,128 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
3.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.8% tax rate now rises to 3.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 181,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 178,281 KWD per year, or 14,857 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 157936
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 147952
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 146136
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 139458
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 106199
41.5%
5
Switzerland
KWD 106123
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 105329
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 102291
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 100778
44.5%
9
Norway
KWD 99825
45.0%
10
Austria
KWD 99518
45.2%
11
Spain
KWD 99456
45.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 96946
46.6%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 96530
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 94493
48.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 93716
48.4%
16
Germany
KWD 92173
49.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 91685
49.5%
18
France
KWD 87849
51.6%
19
Italy
KWD 84612
53.4%
20
Finland
KWD 71542
60.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 69526
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 68097
62.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 107496
40.8%
1
Canada
KWD 91538
49.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 161295
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 151682
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 144228
20.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 123859
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 122230
32.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 119370
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 118502
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 116658
35.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 114863
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 114006
37.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 113071
37.7%
11
China
KWD 108565
40.2%
12
Japan
KWD 105947
41.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 104088
42.7%
14
Australia
KWD 102113
43.8%
15
India
KWD 87868
51.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 160912
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 131786
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 125333
31.0%
3
Panama
KWD 123216
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 119478
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 119108
34.4%
6
Uruguay
KWD 118633
34.7%
7
Argentina
KWD 117996
35.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 117969
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 116408
35.9%
10
Peru
KWD 113609
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 107746
40.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 132121
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 127231
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 123519
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 123501
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 120392
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 118677
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 111734
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 110906
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 110702
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 109272
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 102896
43.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 100940
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 178281
1.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 177118
2.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 176981
2.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 172459
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 172459
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 167013
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 136237
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 136210
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 105787
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 98282
45.9%
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%.