Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,529 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
16,529 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 16,800 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
3.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 201,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 198,345 KWD per year, or 16,529 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 175392
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 164304
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 162288
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 154908
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 117936
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 116877
42.0%
6
Switzerland
KWD 116431
42.3%
7
Greece
KWD 113527
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 111162
44.9%
9
Norway
KWD 110379
45.3%
10
Spain
KWD 109849
45.5%
11
Austria
KWD 109834
45.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 107223
46.8%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 107127
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 104625
48.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 103750
48.5%
16
Germany
KWD 101899
49.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 101315
49.7%
18
France
KWD 96154
52.3%
19
Italy
KWD 93717
53.5%
20
Finland
KWD 78929
60.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 77026
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 75320
62.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 118221
41.4%
1
Canada
KWD 100862
50.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 179352
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 168335
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 159878
20.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 137422
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 135272
32.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 132412
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 131544
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 128696
36.2%
8
Philippines
KWD 127320
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 126245
37.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 124909
38.0%
11
China
KWD 119600
40.7%
12
Japan
KWD 116760
42.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 114547
43.2%
14
Australia
KWD 112747
44.1%
15
India
KWD 90177
55.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 178671
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 146332
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 138801
31.2%
3
Panama
KWD 136609
32.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 132520
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 132080
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 131038
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 130820
35.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 130208
35.4%
9
Chile
KWD 128446
36.3%
10
Peru
KWD 125899
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 119192
40.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 146717
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 141275
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 137191
32.0%
3
Nigeria
KWD 137166
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 133664
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 131718
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 124074
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 123122
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 122860
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 121311
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 113931
43.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 111976
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 198345
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 197182
2.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 196844
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 191520
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 191520
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 185472
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 151285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 151258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 117473
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 108314
46.3%
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%.