Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,891 KWD
Pension
- 151 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 9.46 KWD
Total tax
- 198 KWD
Net pay
* 1,693 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
1,693 KWD
Net pay
227 KWD
Tax the employer pays
198 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
425 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 227 KWD to pay you 1,891 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 22,692 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,379 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,313 KWD per year, or 1,693 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 19742
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18494
18.5%
2
Switzerland
KWD 18327
19.2%
3
Ukraine
KWD 18267
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 17189
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 16508
27.3%
6
France
KWD 16349
28.0%
7
Norway
KWD 15817
30.3%
8
Spain
KWD 15490
31.7%
9
Ireland
KWD 15433
32.0%
10
Denmark
KWD 15106
33.4%
11
Austria
KWD 14339
36.8%
12
Sweden
KWD 14278
37.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 14258
37.2%
14
Luxembourg
KWD 14062
38.0%
15
Poland
KWD 13907
38.7%
16
Greece
KWD 13559
40.3%
17
Germany
KWD 13278
41.5%
18
Romania
KWD 13275
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 12617
44.4%
20
Italy
KWD 12492
45.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 11936
47.4%
22
Belgium
KWD 10155
55.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16932
25.4%
1
Canada
KWD 15798
30.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 19842
12.6%
1
Taiwan
KWD 19038
16.1%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 18338
19.2%
3
Singapore
KWD 18119
20.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 17904
21.1%
5
South Korea
KWD 17549
22.7%
6
Australia
KWD 16780
26.1%
7
China
KWD 16566
27.0%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16548
27.1%
9
Indonesia
KWD 16481
27.4%
10
Japan
KWD 16445
27.5%
11
Pakistan
KWD 16122
29.0%
12
Malaysia
KWD 15841
30.2%
13
Philippines
KWD 15710
30.8%
14
Vietnam
KWD 15253
32.8%
15
India
KWD 12962
42.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20323
10.4%
1
Chile
KWD 18453
18.7%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18127
20.1%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 17461
23.1%
4
Panama
KWD 17188
24.3%
5
Ecuador
KWD 16928
25.4%
6
Brazil
KWD 16624
26.7%
7
Colombia
KWD 16562
27.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 16486
27.4%
9
Peru
KWD 16317
28.1%
10
Mexico
KWD 15899
29.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 14748
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16562
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 16040
29.3%
2
Nigeria
KWD 15473
31.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 15428
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15317
32.5%
5
South Africa
KWD 15261
32.8%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 15118
33.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 14444
36.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 14194
37.5%
9
Zambia
KWD 14045
38.1%
10
Senegal
KWD 13966
38.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 13576
40.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21557
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 21557
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20877
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 20877
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20423
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 20313
10.5%
6
Egypt
KWD 17104
24.6%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17077
24.7%
8
Israel
KWD 16532
27.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 13275
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%.