Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
174,047 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 173,776 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
173,776 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 174,047 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 2,088,564 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,085,309 KWD per year, or 173,776 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 1817051
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1702180
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1681294
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1607870
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1221810
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1202909
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1170227
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1113476
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1108303
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1103822
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1102922
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1087665
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1087297
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1073756
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1057542
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1047409
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1033709
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1016605
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1007058
51.8%
19
France
KWD 875470
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 782372
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 773709
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 754627
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1123972
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 977742
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1877620
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1734516
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1631709
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1413010
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1361799
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1358939
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1358070
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1298810
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1277293
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1260874
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1238199
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1157430
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1133698
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1112838
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1098197
47.4%
15
India
KWD 307310
85.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1848787
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1514381
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1405426
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1396158
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1359047
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1357564
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1352002
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1281664
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1281211
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1276886
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1260625
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1195639
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1519483
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1462150
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1424714
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1420679
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1381891
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1358245
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1284556
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1272000
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1266338
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1253489
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1151761
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1149806
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2085309
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2084146
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2064939
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1984136
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1984136
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1921479
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1566508
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1566481
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1216459
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1051796
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%.