Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
180,006 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 179,735 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
179,735 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 180,006 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 2,160,072 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,156,817 KWD per year, or 179,735 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 1879263
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1760459
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1738858
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1662931
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1263642
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1244065
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1210271
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1151313
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1147325
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1141592
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1140535
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1124671
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1124338
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1110383
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1093654
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1083170
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1068697
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1051269
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1041382
51.8%
19
France
KWD 905002
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 809101
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 800039
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 780370
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1162086
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1010972
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1941977
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1793867
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1687486
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1461349
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1408279
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1405419
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1404550
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1343205
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1320913
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1303779
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1280388
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1196760
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1172236
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1150737
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1135473
47.4%
15
India
KWD 315538
85.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1912077
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1566224
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1453426
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1443889
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1405527
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1404045
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1398232
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1325463
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1324829
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1320317
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1303530
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1236432
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1571506
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1512206
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1473506
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1469319
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1429194
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1404725
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1328534
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1315538
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1309671
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1296394
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1191091
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1189135
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2156817
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2155654
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2135732
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2052068
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2052068
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1987266
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1620139
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1620112
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1258106
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1087550
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%.