Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,154 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 15,883 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
15,883 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 16,154 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.37 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.7% tax rate now rises to 3.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 193,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 190,593 KWD per year, or 15,883 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 168648
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 157986
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 156048
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 148939
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 113401
41.5%
5
Switzerland
KWD 112448
42.0%
6
Poland
KWD 112415
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 109186
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 107150
44.7%
9
Norway
KWD 106301
45.2%
10
Austria
KWD 105917
45.4%
11
Spain
KWD 105834
45.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 103252
46.7%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 103033
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 100710
48.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 99873
48.5%
16
Germany
KWD 98142
49.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 97594
49.7%
18
France
KWD 92949
52.1%
19
Italy
KWD 90199
53.5%
20
Finland
KWD 76075
60.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 74129
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 72529
62.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 114089
41.2%
1
Canada
KWD 97260
49.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 172376
11.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 161901
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 153831
20.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 132182
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 130233
32.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 127373
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 126505
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 124045
36.0%
8
Philippines
KWD 122507
36.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 121516
37.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 120336
37.9%
11
China
KWD 115337
40.5%
12
Japan
KWD 112582
41.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 110506
43.0%
14
Australia
KWD 108638
44.0%
15
India
KWD 89285
53.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 171809
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 140712
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 133598
31.1%
3
Panama
KWD 131435
32.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 127481
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 127068
34.5%
6
Uruguay
KWD 126111
34.9%
7
Argentina
KWD 125999
35.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 125479
35.3%
9
Chile
KWD 123795
36.1%
10
Peru
KWD 121150
37.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 114770
40.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 141078
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 135849
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 131894
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 131902
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 128536
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 126679
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 119306
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 118402
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 118163
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 116660
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 109668
43.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 107712
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 190593
1.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 189430
2.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 189170
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 184156
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 184156
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 178340
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 145471
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 145444
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 112958
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 104438
46.1%
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%.