Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,420 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,149 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
18,149 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 18,420 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
3.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.5% tax rate now rises to 3.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 221,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 217,785 KWD per year, or 18,149 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 192305
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 180148
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 177937
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 169877
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 129308
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 128065
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 126417
42.8%
7
Greece
KWD 124413
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 121222
45.2%
9
Norway
KWD 120604
45.4%
10
Spain
KWD 119919
45.8%
11
Austria
KWD 119554
45.9%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 117396
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 117180
47.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 114442
48.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 113471
48.7%
16
Germany
KWD 111323
49.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 110647
49.9%
18
France
KWD 104182
52.9%
19
Italy
KWD 102539
53.6%
20
Finland
KWD 86087
61.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 84293
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 82318
62.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 128582
41.8%
1
Canada
KWD 109896
50.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 196848
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 184471
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 175041
20.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 150564
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 147908
33.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 145048
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 144180
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 140360
36.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 139389
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 138103
37.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 136379
38.3%
11
China
KWD 130292
41.1%
12
Japan
KWD 127237
42.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 124681
43.6%
14
Australia
KWD 123050
44.3%
15
India
KWD 92414
58.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 195877
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 160426
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 151851
31.3%
3
Panama
KWD 149585
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 145156
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 144648
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 143674
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 142627
35.5%
8
Colombia
KWD 142066
35.7%
9
Chile
KWD 140110
36.6%
10
Peru
KWD 137806
37.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 130282
41.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 160860
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 154883
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 150456
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 150390
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 146524
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 144354
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 136029
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 134958
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 134641
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 132975
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 124623
43.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 122668
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 217785
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 216622
2.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 216090
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 209988
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 209988
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 203357
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 165865
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 165838
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 128795
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 118034
46.6%
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%.