Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,044 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,773 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.4%
98.6%
Net pay
1.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,773 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 19,044 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.32 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.4% tax rate now rises to 3.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 228,528 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 225,273 KWD per year, or 18,773 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.4% 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 198819
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 186250
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 183965
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 175642
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 133689
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 132375
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 130264
43.0%
7
Greece
KWD 128607
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 125097
45.3%
9
Norway
KWD 124543
45.5%
10
Spain
KWD 123798
45.8%
11
Austria
KWD 123298
46.1%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 121351
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 121016
47.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 118224
48.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 117216
48.7%
16
Germany
KWD 114953
49.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 114241
50.0%
18
France
KWD 107275
53.1%
19
Italy
KWD 105937
53.6%
20
Finland
KWD 88844
61.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 87092
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 85014
62.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 132573
42.0%
1
Canada
KWD 113376
50.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 203588
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 190686
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 180881
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 155626
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 152775
33.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 149915
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 149047
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 144853
36.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 144038
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 142671
37.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 140796
38.4%
11
China
KWD 134411
41.2%
12
Japan
KWD 131272
42.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 128584
43.7%
14
Australia
KWD 127019
44.4%
15
India
KWD 93275
59.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 202504
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 165855
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 156877
31.4%
3
Panama
KWD 154584
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 150023
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 149489
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 148541
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 147175
35.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 146633
35.8%
9
Chile
KWD 144603
36.7%
10
Peru
KWD 142392
37.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 134554
41.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 166307
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 160125
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 155565
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 155483
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 151477
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 149221
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 140634
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 139517
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 139178
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 137468
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 128742
43.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 126786
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 225273
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 224110
1.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 223503
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 217102
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 217102
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 210246
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 171481
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 171454
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 133156
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 121778
46.7%
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%.