Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
171,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 171,329 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
171,329 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 171,600 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
0.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,059,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,055,945 KWD per year, or 171,329 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1108321
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 964096
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1851192
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1710143
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1608806
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1393160
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1342712
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1339852
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1338984
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1280580
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1259381
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1243256
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1220875
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1141280
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1117873
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1097275
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1082889
47.4%
15
India
KWD 303931
85.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1822797
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1493092
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1385715
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1376557
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1339960
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1338478
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1333018
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1263679
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1263299
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1259051
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1243006
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1178888
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1498121
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1441595
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1404678
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1400706
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1362467
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1339158
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1266498
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1254122
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1248543
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1235871
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1135611
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1133656
45.0%
12
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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%.