Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
176,550 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 176,279 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
176,279 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 176,550 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 2,118,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,115,345 KWD per year, or 176,279 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 1843182
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1726659
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1705473
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1630998
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1239381
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1220196
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1187047
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1129369
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1124694
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1119687
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1118721
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1103209
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1102855
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1089141
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1072710
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1062430
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1048405
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1031165
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1021475
51.8%
19
France
KWD 887875
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 793599
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 784769
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 765440
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1139982
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 991700
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1904652
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1759445
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1655138
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1433314
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1381322
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1378462
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1377594
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1317457
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1295615
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1278896
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1255920
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1173950
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1149886
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1128757
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1113854
47.4%
15
India
KWD 310766
85.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1875371
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1536157
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1425588
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1416207
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1378570
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1377088
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1371420
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1300061
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1299532
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1295129
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1278646
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1212774
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1541335
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1483175
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1445208
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1441110
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1401760
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1377768
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1303029
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1290288
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1284539
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1271511
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1168281
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1166326
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2115345
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2114182
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2094674
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2012670
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2012670
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1949112
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1589035
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1589008
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1233953
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1066814
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%.