Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
165,707 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 165,436 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
165,436 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 165,707 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 1,988,484 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,985,229 KWD per year, or 165,436 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1729981
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1620614
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1600730
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1530808
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1163263
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1145309
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1114182
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1060521
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1053690
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1050959
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1050280
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1035874
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1035455
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1022493
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1007002
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 997360
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 984741
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 968091
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 959020
51.8%
19
France
KWD 834137
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 744962
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 736860
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 718598
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1070630
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 931234
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1787548
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1651449
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1553647
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1345356
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1296747
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1293887
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1293018
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1236677
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1216244
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1200826
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1179153
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1102386
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1079762
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1059796
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1046026
47.4%
15
India
KWD 295794
85.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1760208
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1441823
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1338247
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1329354
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1293995
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1292512
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1287300
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1220365
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1220164
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1216101
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1200577
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1138547
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1446675
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1392094
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1356427
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1352605
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1315688
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1293193
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1223007
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1211066
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1205690
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1193441
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1096717
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1094762
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1985229
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1984066
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1965859
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1889060
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1889060
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1829405
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1491448
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1491421
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1158172
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1001756
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%.