Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
158,706 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 158,435 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
158,435 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 158,706 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 1,904,472 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,901,217 KWD per year, or 158,435 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 1656891
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1552145
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1533100
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1466119
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1114116
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1096956
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1067135
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1016068
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1007844
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1006584
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1006090
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 992398
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 991937
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 979461
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 964576
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 955346
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 943635
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 927367
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 918694
51.8%
19
France
KWD 799440
58.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 713558
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 705927
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 688354
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1025851
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 892194
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1711937
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1581719
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1488118
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1288564
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1242139
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1239279
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1238410
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1184520
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1164997
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1150419
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1129587
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1056180
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 1034486
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1015269
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1002232
47.4%
15
India
KWD 286126
85.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1685850
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1380914
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1281854
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1273276
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1239387
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1237905
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1232987
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1168908
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1168919
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1165076
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1150170
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1090621
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1385557
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1333286
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1299103
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1295460
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1260114
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1238585
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1171340
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1159916
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1154780
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1143034
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1050511
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 1048555
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1901217
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1900054
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1882688
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1809248
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1809248
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1752114
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1428439
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1428412
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1109242
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 959750
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%.