Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
186,156 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 185,885 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
185,885 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 186,156 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 2,233,872 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,230,617 KWD per year, or 185,885 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 1943469
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1820606
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1798267
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1719757
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1306815
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1286541
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1251599
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1190363
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1187598
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1180573
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1179354
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1162862
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1162566
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1148185
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1130923
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1120077
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1104806
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1087043
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1076806
51.8%
19
France
KWD 935482
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 836688
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 827212
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 806938
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1201422
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1045267
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2008397
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1855121
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1745050
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1511238
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1456249
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1453389
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1452520
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1389022
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1365931
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1348059
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1323929
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1237350
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1212009
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1189851
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1173944
47.5%
15
India
KWD 324031
85.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1977396
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1619729
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1502964
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1493151
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1453497
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1452015
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1445944
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1370665
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1369845
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1365140
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1347810
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1278532
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1625195
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1563866
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1523861
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1519518
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1478012
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1452695
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1373921
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1360471
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1354393
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1340674
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1231681
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1229725
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2230617
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2229454
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2208794
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2122178
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2122178
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2055162
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1675489
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1675462
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1301088
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1124450
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%.