Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,264 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,993 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
14,993 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 15,264 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.39 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 183,168 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 179,913 KWD per year, or 14,993 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 159356
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 149282
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 147450
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 140715
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 107153
41.5%
5
Switzerland
KWD 106962
41.6%
6
Poland
KWD 106268
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 103205
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 101623
44.5%
9
Norway
KWD 100684
45.0%
10
Austria
KWD 100366
45.2%
11
Spain
KWD 100302
45.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 97782
46.6%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 97392
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 95317
48.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 94532
48.4%
16
Germany
KWD 92964
49.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 92468
49.5%
18
France
KWD 88525
51.7%
19
Italy
KWD 85352
53.4%
20
Finland
KWD 72143
60.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 70136
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 68684
62.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 108383
40.8%
1
Canada
KWD 92297
49.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 162764
11.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 153037
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 145501
20.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 124962
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 123291
32.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 120431
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 119563
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 117637
35.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 115877
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 115002
37.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 114034
37.7%
11
China
KWD 109463
40.2%
12
Japan
KWD 106826
41.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 104939
42.7%
14
Australia
KWD 102978
43.8%
15
India
KWD 88056
51.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 162357
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 132969
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 126429
31.0%
3
Panama
KWD 124306
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 120539
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 120164
34.4%
6
Uruguay
KWD 119625
34.7%
7
Argentina
KWD 119057
35.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 118965
35.1%
9
Chile
KWD 117387
35.9%
10
Peru
KWD 114609
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 108677
40.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 133308
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 128373
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 124629
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 124615
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 121472
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 119737
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 112738
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 111900
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 111691
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 110252
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 103794
43.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 101838
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 179913
1.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 178750
2.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 178597
2.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 174010
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 174010
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 168515
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 137461
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 137434
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 106738
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 99098
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%.