Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,089 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
16,089 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 16,360 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 196,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 193,065 KWD per year, or 16,089 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 170798
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 160001
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 158038
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 150842
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 114847
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 113838
42.0%
6
Switzerland
KWD 113718
42.1%
7
Greece
KWD 110570
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 108429
44.8%
9
Norway
KWD 107602
45.2%
10
Austria
KWD 107194
45.4%
11
Spain
KWD 107114
45.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 104518
46.8%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 104338
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 101959
48.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 101109
48.5%
16
Germany
KWD 99340
49.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 98781
49.7%
18
France
KWD 93973
52.1%
19
Italy
KWD 91321
53.5%
20
Finland
KWD 76985
60.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 75053
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 73419
62.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 115406
41.2%
1
Canada
KWD 98408
49.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 173997
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 142504
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 135257
31.1%
3
Panama
KWD 133085
32.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 129088
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 128666
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 127606
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 127613
35.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 126987
35.3%
9
Chile
KWD 125278
36.2%
10
Peru
KWD 122665
37.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 116180
40.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 142876
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 137579
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 133589
32.0%
3
Nigeria
KWD 133575
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 130172
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 128286
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 120826
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 119907
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 119661
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 118143
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 111027
43.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 109072
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 193065
1.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 191902
2.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 191617
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 186504
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 186504
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 180614
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 147325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 147298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 114397
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 105674
46.2%
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%.