Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,060 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,789 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
18,789 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 19,060 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 228,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 225,465 KWD per year, or 18,789 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 198986
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 186407
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 184120
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 175790
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 133801
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 132485
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 130363
43.0%
7
Greece
KWD 128714
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 125196
45.3%
9
Norway
KWD 124644
45.5%
10
Spain
KWD 123898
45.8%
11
Austria
KWD 123394
46.1%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 121452
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 121114
47.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 118321
48.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 117312
48.7%
16
Germany
KWD 115046
49.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 114333
50.0%
18
France
KWD 107354
53.1%
19
Italy
KWD 106024
53.6%
20
Finland
KWD 88915
61.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 87164
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 85083
62.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 132675
42.0%
1
Canada
KWD 113465
50.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 203760
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 190845
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 181031
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 155755
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 152900
33.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 150040
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 149172
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 144968
36.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 144157
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 142788
37.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 140910
38.4%
11
China
KWD 134516
41.2%
12
Japan
KWD 131376
42.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 128684
43.7%
14
Australia
KWD 127121
44.4%
15
India
KWD 93297
59.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 202674
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 165994
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 157006
31.4%
3
Panama
KWD 154712
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 150148
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 149613
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 148666
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 147291
35.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 146750
35.8%
9
Chile
KWD 144718
36.7%
10
Peru
KWD 142510
37.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 134663
41.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 166447
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 160259
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 155696
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 155613
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 151604
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 149346
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 140752
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 139634
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 139295
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 137583
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 128847
43.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 126892
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 225465
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 224302
1.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 223693
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 217284
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 217284
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 210422
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 171625
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 171598
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 133268
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 121874
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%.