Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,140 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,869 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
16,869 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 17,140 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.35 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 205,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 202,425 KWD per year, or 16,869 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 178942
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 167629
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 165572
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 158049
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 120323
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 119225
42.0%
6
Switzerland
KWD 118527
42.4%
7
Greece
KWD 115812
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 113273
44.9%
9
Norway
KWD 112525
45.3%
10
Spain
KWD 111963
45.6%
11
Austria
KWD 111874
45.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 109313
46.9%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 109282
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 106686
48.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 105790
48.6%
16
Germany
KWD 103877
49.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 103274
49.8%
18
France
KWD 97839
52.4%
19
Italy
KWD 95568
53.5%
20
Finland
KWD 80432
60.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 78551
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 76789
62.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 120395
41.5%
1
Canada
KWD 102758
50.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 183024
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 171722
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 163060
20.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 140180
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 137924
32.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 135064
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 134196
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 131144
36.2%
8
Philippines
KWD 129853
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 128734
37.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 127316
38.1%
11
China
KWD 121844
40.8%
12
Japan
KWD 118959
42.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 116674
43.3%
14
Australia
KWD 114909
44.1%
15
India
KWD 90646
55.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 182282
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 149290
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 141540
31.2%
3
Panama
KWD 139332
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 135172
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 134718
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 133690
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 133298
35.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 132696
35.5%
9
Chile
KWD 130894
36.4%
10
Peru
KWD 128398
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 121520
40.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 149685
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 144131
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 139975
32.0%
3
Nigeria
KWD 139942
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 136363
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 134370
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 126583
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 125606
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 125333
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 123759
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 116175
43.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 114220
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 202425
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 201262
2.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 200883
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 195396
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 195396
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 189226
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 154345
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 154318
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 119849
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 110354
46.4%
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%.