Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,845 KWD
Pension
- 148 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 9.23 KWD
Total tax
- 194 KWD
Net pay
* 1,651 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.5%
89.5%
Net pay
10.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,651 KWD
Net pay
221 KWD
Tax the employer pays
194 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
416 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 221 KWD to pay you 1,845 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.25 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.5% tax rate now rises to 20.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,140 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,332 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,808 KWD per year, or 1,651 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.5% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 19262
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18044
18.5%
2
Switzerland
KWD 17933
19.0%
3
Ukraine
KWD 17823
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 16781
24.2%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 16194
26.9%
6
France
KWD 16000
27.7%
7
Norway
KWD 15504
30.0%
8
Spain
KWD 15188
31.4%
9
Ireland
KWD 15149
31.6%
10
Denmark
KWD 14751
33.4%
11
Austria
KWD 14052
36.5%
12
Sweden
KWD 14002
36.8%
13
Netherlands
KWD 13919
37.1%
14
Luxembourg
KWD 13809
37.6%
15
Poland
KWD 13589
38.6%
16
Greece
KWD 13293
40.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13010
41.2%
18
Romania
KWD 12952
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 12359
44.2%
20
Italy
KWD 12231
44.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 11693
47.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 9952
55.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16579
25.1%
1
Canada
KWD 15485
30.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 19384
12.5%
1
Taiwan
KWD 18597
16.0%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 17853
19.4%
3
Singapore
KWD 17630
20.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17518
20.9%
5
South Korea
KWD 17157
22.5%
6
Australia
KWD 16419
25.8%
7
New Zealand
KWD 16186
26.9%
8
China
KWD 16180
26.9%
9
Indonesia
KWD 16107
27.3%
10
Japan
KWD 16098
27.3%
11
Pakistan
KWD 15763
28.8%
12
Malaysia
KWD 15485
30.1%
13
Philippines
KWD 15350
30.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 14895
32.7%
15
India
KWD 12666
42.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19834
10.4%
1
Chile
KWD 18069
18.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17731
19.9%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 17134
22.6%
4
Panama
KWD 16820
24.0%
5
Ecuador
KWD 16603
25.0%
6
Brazil
KWD 16224
26.7%
7
Colombia
KWD 16147
27.1%
8
Uruguay
KWD 16093
27.3%
9
Peru
KWD 15979
27.8%
10
Mexico
KWD 15550
29.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 14389
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16160
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 15653
29.3%
2
Nigeria
KWD 15098
31.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 15069
31.9%
4
Ghana
KWD 14951
32.5%
5
South Africa
KWD 14935
32.5%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 14741
33.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 14110
36.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 13858
37.4%
9
Zambia
KWD 13706
38.1%
10
Senegal
KWD 13635
38.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 13273
40.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21033
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 21033
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20369
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 20369
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19926
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 19808
10.5%
6
Egypt
KWD 16690
24.6%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16663
24.7%
8
Israel
KWD 16200
26.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 12953
41.5%
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%.