Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
183,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 182,769 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
182,769 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 183,040 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 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,196,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,193,225 KWD per year, or 182,769 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 1910938
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1790131
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1768166
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1690965
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1284941
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1265020
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1230660
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1170578
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1167193
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1160823
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1159686
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1143512
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1143197
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1129032
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1112040
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1101378
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1086511
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1068917
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1058858
51.8%
19
France
KWD 920039
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 822710
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 813444
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 793477
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1181492
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1027891
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1974744
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1824086
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1715884
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1485961
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1431944
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1429084
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1428216
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1365808
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1343122
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1325624
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1301868
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1216784
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1191857
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1170033
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1154452
47.4%
15
India
KWD 319728
85.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1944301
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1592620
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1477865
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1468191
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1429192
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1427710
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1421770
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1347763
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1347037
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1342430
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1325374
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1257201
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1597992
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1537691
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1498348
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1494084
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1453277
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1428390
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1350925
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1337705
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1331733
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1318239
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1211115
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1209160
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2193225
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2192062
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2171775
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2086656
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2086656
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2020762
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1647445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1647418
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1279311
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1105754
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%.