Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,501 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,230 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.6%
98.4%
Net pay
1.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,230 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 16,501 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.36 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 198,012 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 194,757 KWD per year, or 16,230 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.6% 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 172270
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 161380
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 159400
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 152145
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 115837
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 114811
42.0%
6
Switzerland
KWD 114588
42.1%
7
Greece
KWD 111518
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 109305
44.8%
9
Norway
KWD 108492
45.2%
10
Austria
KWD 108040
45.4%
11
Spain
KWD 107991
45.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 105385
46.8%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 105232
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 102813
48.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 101955
48.5%
16
Germany
KWD 100160
49.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 99593
49.7%
18
France
KWD 94672
52.2%
19
Italy
KWD 92088
53.5%
20
Finland
KWD 77608
60.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 75685
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 74028
62.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 116308
41.3%
1
Canada
KWD 99195
49.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 176123
11.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 165357
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 157079
20.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 134997
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 132940
32.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 130080
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 129211
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 126543
36.1%
8
Philippines
KWD 125092
36.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 124056
37.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 122792
38.0%
11
China
KWD 117627
40.6%
12
Japan
KWD 114826
42.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 112677
43.1%
14
Australia
KWD 110845
44.0%
15
India
KWD 89764
54.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 175495
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 143731
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 136393
31.1%
3
Panama
KWD 134214
32.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 130188
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 129760
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 128706
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 128640
35.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 128019
35.4%
9
Chile
KWD 126294
36.2%
10
Peru
KWD 123701
37.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 117145
40.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 144107
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 138764
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 134743
32.0%
3
Nigeria
KWD 134726
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 131291
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 129386
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 121867
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 120938
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 120686
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 119158
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 111958
43.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 110002
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 194757
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 193594
2.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 193292
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 188111
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 188111
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 182171
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 148594
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 148567
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 115383
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 106520
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%.