Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,579 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 15,308 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.7%
98.3%
Net pay
1.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,308 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 15,579 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
3.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.7% tax rate now rises to 3.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 186,948 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 183,693 KWD per year, or 15,308 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.7% 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 162645
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 152363
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 150493
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 143626
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 109365
41.5%
5
Switzerland
KWD 108904
41.8%
6
Poland
KWD 108444
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 105322
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 103579
44.6%
9
Norway
KWD 102672
45.1%
10
Austria
KWD 102331
45.3%
11
Spain
KWD 102260
45.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 99718
46.7%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 99388
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 97226
48.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 96422
48.4%
16
Germany
KWD 94797
49.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 94282
49.6%
18
France
KWD 90091
51.8%
19
Italy
KWD 87068
53.4%
20
Finland
KWD 73534
60.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 71549
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 70045
62.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 110411
40.9%
1
Canada
KWD 94053
49.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 166166
11.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 156174
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 148449
20.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 127518
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 125748
32.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 122888
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 122020
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 119905
35.9%
8
Philippines
KWD 118223
36.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 117307
37.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 116265
37.8%
11
China
KWD 111542
40.3%
12
Japan
KWD 108864
41.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 106909
42.8%
14
Australia
KWD 104981
43.8%
15
India
KWD 88491
52.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 165702
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 135710
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 128966
31.0%
3
Panama
KWD 126829
32.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 122996
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 122607
34.4%
6
Uruguay
KWD 121921
34.8%
7
Argentina
KWD 121514
35.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 121270
35.1%
9
Chile
KWD 119655
36.0%
10
Peru
KWD 116924
37.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 110834
40.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 136058
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 131019
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 127200
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 127194
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 123972
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 122194
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 115063
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 114201
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 113981
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 112520
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 105873
43.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 103917
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 183693
1.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 182530
2.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 182339
2.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 177601
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 177601
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 171992
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 140296
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 140269
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 108939
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 100988
46.0%
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%.