Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
188,386 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 188,115 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
188,115 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 188,386 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 2,260,632 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,257,377 KWD per year, or 188,115 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 1966750
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1842415
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1819809
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1740362
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1322470
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1301942
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1266585
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1204523
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1202201
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1194708
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1193430
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1176711
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1176428
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1161892
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1144436
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1133460
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1117899
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1100015
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1089651
51.8%
19
France
KWD 946534
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 846690
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 837065
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 816571
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1215685
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1057702
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2032481
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1877332
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1765923
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1529328
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1473643
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1470783
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1469914
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1405636
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1382255
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1364115
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1339717
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1252068
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1226431
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1204034
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1187893
47.5%
15
India
KWD 327110
85.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2001081
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1639130
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1520927
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1511013
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1470891
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1469409
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1463244
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1387056
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1386168
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1381393
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1363866
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1293798
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1644663
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1582598
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1542120
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1537720
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1495714
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1470089
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1390378
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1376764
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1370609
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1356730
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1246399
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1244443
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2257377
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2256214
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2235286
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2147600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2147600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2079781
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1695559
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1695532
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1316673
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1137830
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%.