Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
155,465 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 155,194 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
155,194 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 155,465 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.04 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,865,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,862,325 KWD per year, or 155,194 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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 1623055
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1520448
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1501792
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1436172
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1091364
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1074572
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1045356
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 995489
46.6%
8
Italy
KWD 986621
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 986042
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 985633
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 972271
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 971791
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 959540
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 944935
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 935896
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 924606
50.4%
17
Germany
KWD 908514
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 900026
51.8%
19
France
KWD 783377
58.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 699020
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 691607
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 674353
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1005122
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 874120
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1676934
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1549439
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1457782
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1262273
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1216859
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1213999
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1213131
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1160374
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1141273
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1127084
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1106641
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1034789
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 1013526
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 994656
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 981958
47.4%
15
India
KWD 281651
84.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1651428
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1352718
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1255748
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1247316
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1214107
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1212625
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1207843
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1145196
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1145086
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1141454
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1126834
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1068435
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1357263
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1306061
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1272566
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1269006
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1234387
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1213305
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1147421
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1136236
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1131212
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1119699
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1029120
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 1027165
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1862325
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1861162
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1844184
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1772301
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1772301
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1716334
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1399270
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1399243
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1086591
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 940304
49.6%
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%.