Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,001 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,730 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
17,730 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 18,001 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.33 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 216,012 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 212,757 KWD per year, or 17,730 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 187930
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 176050
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 173890
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 166005
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 126367
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 125171
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 123834
42.7%
7
Greece
KWD 121598
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 118620
45.1%
9
Norway
KWD 117960
45.4%
10
Spain
KWD 117315
45.7%
11
Austria
KWD 117040
45.8%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 114740
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 114605
47.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 111903
48.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 110957
48.6%
16
Germany
KWD 108886
49.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 108233
49.9%
18
France
KWD 102106
52.7%
19
Italy
KWD 100257
53.6%
20
Finland
KWD 84236
61.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 82413
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 80508
62.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 125902
41.7%
1
Canada
KWD 107559
50.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 192323
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 180297
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 171119
20.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 147165
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 144640
33.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 141780
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 140911
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 137343
36.4%
8
Philippines
KWD 136267
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 135036
37.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 133412
38.2%
11
China
KWD 127527
41.0%
12
Japan
KWD 124527
42.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 122060
43.5%
14
Australia
KWD 120385
44.3%
15
India
KWD 91835
57.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 191426
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 156781
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 148475
31.3%
3
Panama
KWD 146229
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 141888
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 141397
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 140406
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 139573
35.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 138999
35.7%
9
Chile
KWD 137094
36.5%
10
Peru
KWD 134726
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 127414
41.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 157202
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 151364
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 147025
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 146969
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 143198
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 141086
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 132937
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 131897
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 131594
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 129958
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 121858
43.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 119902
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 212757
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 211594
2.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 211112
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 205211
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 205211
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 198731
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 162094
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 162067
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 125866
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 115520
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%.