Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,212 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,941 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
16,941 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 17,212 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 206,544 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 203,289 KWD per year, or 16,941 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 179693
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 168333
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 166268
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 158715
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 120828
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 119722
42.0%
6
Switzerland
KWD 118971
42.4%
7
Greece
KWD 116296
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 113720
44.9%
9
Norway
KWD 112980
45.3%
10
Spain
KWD 112410
45.6%
11
Austria
KWD 112306
45.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 109755
46.9%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 109739
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 107122
48.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 106222
48.6%
16
Germany
KWD 104296
49.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 103689
49.8%
18
France
KWD 98195
52.5%
19
Italy
KWD 95960
53.5%
20
Finland
KWD 80750
60.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 78874
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 77100
62.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 120856
41.5%
1
Canada
KWD 103160
50.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 183802
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 172439
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 163734
20.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 140764
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 138486
33.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 135626
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 134757
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 131662
36.3%
8
Philippines
KWD 130389
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 129261
37.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 127826
38.1%
11
China
KWD 122319
40.8%
12
Japan
KWD 119424
42.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 117124
43.3%
14
Australia
KWD 115367
44.1%
15
India
KWD 90746
56.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 183046
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 149917
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 142120
31.2%
3
Panama
KWD 139909
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 135734
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 135276
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 134251
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 133822
35.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 133223
35.5%
9
Chile
KWD 131413
36.4%
10
Peru
KWD 128927
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 122013
40.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 150314
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 144736
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 140565
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 140529
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 136935
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 134932
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 127114
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 126132
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 125856
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 124277
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 116650
43.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 114695
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 203289
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 202126
2.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 201739
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 196217
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 196217
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 190020
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 154993
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 154966
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 120352
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 110786
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%.