Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
186,334 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 186,063 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
186,063 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 186,334 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 2,236,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,232,753 KWD per year, or 186,063 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 1945327
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1822347
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1799986
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1721402
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1308065
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1287770
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1252796
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1191493
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1188764
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1181702
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1180478
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1163968
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1163673
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1149279
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1132001
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1121145
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1105851
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1088079
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1077831
51.8%
19
France
KWD 936364
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 837486
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 827998
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 807707
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1202560
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1046260
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2010320
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1856894
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1746716
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1512682
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1457637
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1454777
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1453909
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1390348
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1367234
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1349341
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1325190
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1238525
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1213160
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1190983
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1175057
47.5%
15
India
KWD 324276
85.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1979286
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1621278
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1504398
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1494576
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1454885
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1453403
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1447325
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1371973
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1371148
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1366438
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1349091
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1279751
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1626749
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1565361
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1525319
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1520971
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1479425
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1454083
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1375234
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1361771
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1355687
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1341956
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1232856
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1230900
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2232753
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2231590
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2210908
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2124208
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2124208
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2057127
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1677091
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1677064
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1302332
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1125518
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%.