Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
161,500 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 161,229 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
161,229 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 161,500 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 1,938,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,934,745 KWD per year, or 161,229 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 1686060
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1579470
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1560090
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1491936
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1133730
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1116253
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1085911
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1033808
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1026141
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1024294
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1023725
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1009749
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1009305
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 996635
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 981507
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 972113
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 960040
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 943619
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 934787
51.8%
19
France
KWD 813287
58.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 726091
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 718272
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 700424
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1043722
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 907774
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1742112
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1609547
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1514270
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1311229
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1263932
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1261072
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1260204
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1205335
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1185449
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1170536
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1149368
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1074620
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1052555
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1033039
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1019709
47.4%
15
India
KWD 289985
85.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1715525
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1405222
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1304360
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1295656
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1261180
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1259698
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1254662
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1189444
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1189370
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1185439
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1170286
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1109748
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1409948
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1356755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1321980
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1318266
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1282293
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1260378
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1191960
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1180329
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1175098
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1163151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1068951
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 1066996
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1934745
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1933582
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1915880
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1841100
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1841100
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1782960
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1453585
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1453558
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1128769
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 976514
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%.