Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,656 KWD
Pension
- 132 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 8.28 KWD
Total tax
- 178 KWD
Net pay
* 1,478 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.8%
89.2%
Net pay
10.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,478 KWD
Net pay
199 KWD
Tax the employer pays
178 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
377 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 199 KWD to pay you 1,656 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.28 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.8% tax rate now rises to 20.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,872 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,139 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,733 KWD per year, or 1,478 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.8% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 17289
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 16309
17.9%
2
Hungary
KWD 16196
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 15997
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 15102
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 14897
25.0%
6
France
KWD 14564
26.7%
7
Norway
KWD 14220
28.4%
8
Ireland
KWD 13981
29.6%
9
Spain
KWD 13840
30.4%
10
Denmark
KWD 13289
33.1%
11
Austria
KWD 12877
35.2%
12
Sweden
KWD 12868
35.3%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 12769
35.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12505
37.1%
15
Poland
KWD 12284
38.2%
16
Greece
KWD 12202
38.6%
17
Germany
KWD 11881
40.2%
18
Romania
KWD 11625
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 11297
43.2%
20
Italy
KWD 11156
43.9%
21
Portugal
KWD 10695
46.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 9114
54.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15128
23.9%
1
Canada
KWD 14046
29.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 17501
11.9%
1
Taiwan
KWD 16795
15.5%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 16016
19.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 15930
19.8%
4
Singapore
KWD 15623
21.4%
5
South Korea
KWD 15543
21.8%
6
Australia
KWD 14933
24.9%
7
New Zealand
KWD 14698
26.0%
8
Japan
KWD 14611
26.5%
9
Indonesia
KWD 14574
26.7%
10
Pakistan
KWD 14289
28.1%
11
China
KWD 14138
28.9%
12
Malaysia
KWD 14023
29.4%
13
Philippines
KWD 13868
30.2%
14
Vietnam
KWD 13420
32.5%
15
India
KWD 11449
42.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17827
10.3%
1
Chile
KWD 16351
17.7%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16107
18.9%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 15779
20.6%
4
Panama
KWD 15306
23.0%
5
Ecuador
KWD 15221
23.4%
6
Peru
KWD 14590
26.6%
7
Brazil
KWD 14579
26.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 14569
26.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14478
27.1%
10
Mexico
KWD 14116
29.0%
11
Argentina
KWD 12915
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14510
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 14066
29.2%
2
South Africa
KWD 13597
31.6%
3
Mozambique
KWD 13595
31.6%
4
Nigeria
KWD 13555
31.8%
5
Ghana
KWD 13451
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 13194
33.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 12735
35.9%
8
Cameroon
KWD 12477
37.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 12311
38.1%
10
Senegal
KWD 12274
38.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 12025
39.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18878
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 18878
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18282
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 18282
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17885
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 17733
10.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 14989
24.6%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14962
24.7%
8
Israel
KWD 14835
25.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 11632
41.5%
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%.