Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
171,205 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 170,934 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
170,934 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 171,205 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 2,054,460 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,051,205 KWD per year, or 170,934 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 1787380
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1674385
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1653840
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1581610
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1201859
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1183281
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1151129
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1095431
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1089693
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1085808
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1084983
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1070017
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1069631
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1056287
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1040319
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1030354
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1017022
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1000073
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 990688
51.8%
19
France
KWD 861385
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 769623
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 761152
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 742349
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1105795
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 961894
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1846926
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1706209
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1605108
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1389956
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1339631
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1336771
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1335903
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1277637
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1256490
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1240412
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1218078
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1138673
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1115319
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1094763
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1080419
47.4%
15
India
KWD 303386
85.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1818602
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1489656
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1382534
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1373393
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1336879
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1335397
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1329954
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1260775
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1260408
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1256173
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1240162
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1176184
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1494673
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1438277
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1401444
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1397482
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1359331
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1336077
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1263582
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1251236
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1245671
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1233027
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1133004
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1131049
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2051205
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2050042
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2031176
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1951737
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1951737
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1890103
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1540930
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1540903
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1196597
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1034744
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%.