Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
163,152 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 162,881 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
162,881 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 163,152 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 1,957,824 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,954,569 KWD per year, or 162,881 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 1703307
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1595627
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1576048
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1507200
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1145327
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1127662
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1097013
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1044298
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1036959
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1034765
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1034153
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1020007
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1019573
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1006789
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 991518
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 982027
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 969740
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 953229
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 944303
51.8%
19
France
KWD 821474
58.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 733501
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 725571
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 707560
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1054288
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 916986
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1759954
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1626001
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1529732
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1324630
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1276818
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1273958
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1273089
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1217642
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1197542
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1182430
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1161064
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1085523
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1063239
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1043546
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1030043
47.4%
15
India
KWD 292266
85.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1733071
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1419595
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1317667
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1308889
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1274066
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1272583
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1267479
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1201586
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1201462
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1197480
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1182181
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1121057
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1424370
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1370632
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1335507
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1331750
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1295406
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1273264
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1204151
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1192399
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1187111
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1175045
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1079854
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 1077899
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1954569
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1953406
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1935506
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1859933
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1859933
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1801198
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1468453
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1468426
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1140315
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 986426
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%.