Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
158,088 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 157,817 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
157,817 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 158,088 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 1,897,056 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,893,801 KWD per year, or 157,817 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1650439
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1546101
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1527130
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1460409
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1109778
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1092688
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1062982
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1012144
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1003797
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1002667
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1002189
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 988560
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 988096
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 975662
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 960830
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 951637
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 940007
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 923772
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 915134
51.8%
19
France
KWD 796377
58.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 710786
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 703196
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 685684
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1021899
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 888747
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1705263
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1575564
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1482333
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1283551
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1237318
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1234458
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1233590
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1179915
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1160473
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1145970
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1125211
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1052101
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 1030489
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1011339
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 998366
47.4%
15
India
KWD 285273
85.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1679286
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1375538
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1276876
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1268326
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1234566
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1233084
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1228192
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1164365
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1164395
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1160572
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1145720
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1086391
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1380161
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1328095
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1294043
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1290416
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1255208
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1233765
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1166779
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1155400
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1150286
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1138584
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1046432
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 1044476
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1893801
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1892638
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1875346
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1802203
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1802203
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1745292
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1422877
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1422850
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1104923
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 956042
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%.