Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,645 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,374 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.5%
98.5%
Net pay
1.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,374 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 17,645 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.34 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.5% tax rate now rises to 3.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 211,740 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 208,485 KWD per year, or 17,374 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.5% 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 184214
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 172568
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 170451
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 162716
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 123868
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 122713
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 121640
42.6%
7
Greece
KWD 119205
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 116409
45.0%
9
Norway
KWD 115713
45.4%
10
Spain
KWD 115102
45.6%
11
Austria
KWD 114904
45.7%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 112483
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 112417
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 109746
48.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 108820
48.6%
16
Germany
KWD 106815
49.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 106183
49.9%
18
France
KWD 100341
52.6%
19
Italy
KWD 98318
53.6%
20
Finland
KWD 82663
61.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 80817
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 78970
62.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 123625
41.6%
1
Canada
KWD 105574
50.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 188478
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 176752
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 167787
20.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 144277
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 141863
33.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 139003
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 138135
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 134780
36.4%
8
Philippines
KWD 133615
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 132430
37.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 130892
38.2%
11
China
KWD 125177
40.9%
12
Japan
KWD 122225
42.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 119833
43.4%
14
Australia
KWD 118121
44.2%
15
India
KWD 91343
56.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 187645
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 153684
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 145608
31.2%
3
Panama
KWD 143378
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 139111
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 138635
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 137629
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 136978
35.3%
8
Colombia
KWD 136393
35.6%
9
Chile
KWD 134530
36.5%
10
Peru
KWD 132109
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 124977
41.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 154094
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 148373
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 144110
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 144064
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 140372
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 138309
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 130310
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 129296
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 129005
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 127395
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 119508
43.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 117553
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 208485
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 207322
2.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 206883
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 201153
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 201153
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 194801
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 158890
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 158863
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123378
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 113384
46.5%
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%.