Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
183,048 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 182,777 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
182,777 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 183,048 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 2,196,576 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,193,321 KWD per year, or 182,777 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1181543
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1027935
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1974831
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1824166
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1715959
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1486026
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1432006
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1429146
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1428278
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1365867
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1343180
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1325682
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1301925
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1216837
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1191909
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1170084
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1154502
47.4%
15
India
KWD 319739
85.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1944386
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1592690
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1477929
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1468256
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1429254
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1427772
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1421832
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1347821
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1347095
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1342488
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1325432
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1257256
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1598062
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1537759
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1498413
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1494149
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1453341
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1428453
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1350984
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1337763
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1331792
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1318296
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1211168
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1209212
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2193321
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2192158
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2171870
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2086747
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2086747
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2020850
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1647517
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1647490
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1279367
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1105802
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%.