Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
173,016 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 172,745 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
172,745 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 173,016 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.03 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 2,076,192 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,072,937 KWD per year, or 172,745 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1806287
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1692096
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1671335
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1598344
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1214572
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1195789
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1163299
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1106930
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1101552
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1097287
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1096414
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1081263
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1080888
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1067419
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1051294
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1041222
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1027656
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1010608
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1001120
51.8%
19
France
KWD 870360
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 777747
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 769154
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 750173
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1117378
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 971992
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1866485
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1724247
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1622059
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1404647
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1353757
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1350897
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1350028
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1291129
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1269746
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1253451
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1230900
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1150626
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1127031
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1106281
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1091747
47.4%
15
India
KWD 305886
85.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1837836
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1505411
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1397121
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1387899
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1351005
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1349523
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1344004
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1274086
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1273664
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1269372
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1253202
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1188581
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1510483
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1453490
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1416272
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1412264
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1373707
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1350203
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1276948
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1264467
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1258840
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1246066
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1144957
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1143001
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2072937
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2071774
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2052690
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1972382
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1972382
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1910097
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1557229
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1557202
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1209254
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1045610
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%.