Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
176,500 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 176,229 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
176,229 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 176,500 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 2,118,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,114,745 KWD per year, or 176,229 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 1842660
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1726170
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1704990
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1630536
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1239030
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1219851
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1186711
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1129052
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1124367
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1119370
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1118405
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1102899
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1102545
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1088834
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1072407
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1062130
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1048112
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1030874
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1021187
51.8%
19
France
KWD 887627
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 793375
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 784548
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 765224
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1139662
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 991421
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1904112
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1758947
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1654670
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1432909
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1380932
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1378072
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1377204
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1317085
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1295249
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1278536
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1255566
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1173620
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1149562
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1128439
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1113541
47.4%
15
India
KWD 310697
85.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1874840
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1535722
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1425185
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1415806
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1378180
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1376698
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1371032
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1299694
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1299166
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1294764
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1278286
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1212431
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1540898
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1482755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1444799
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1440702
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1401363
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1377378
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1302660
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1289922
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1284176
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1271151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1167951
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1165996
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2114745
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2113582
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2094080
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2012100
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2012100
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1948560
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1588585
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1588558
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1233603
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1066514
49.7%
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%.