Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
191,075 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 190,804 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
190,804 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 191,075 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 2,292,900 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,289,645 KWD per year, or 190,804 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 1994823
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1868713
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1845784
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1765209
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1341346
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1320514
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1284655
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1221597
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1219810
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1211752
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1210403
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1193409
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1193143
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1178420
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1160732
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1149597
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1133688
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1115657
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1105139
51.8%
19
France
KWD 959860
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 858752
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 848946
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 828188
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1232883
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1072698
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2061522
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1904114
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1791092
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1551141
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1494617
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1491757
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1490889
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1425669
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1401938
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1383476
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1358755
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1269815
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1243821
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1221136
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1204714
47.5%
15
India
KWD 330823
85.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2029640
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1662525
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1542587
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1532552
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1491865
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1490383
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1484105
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1406820
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1405851
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1400992
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1383226
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1312206
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1668138
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1605185
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1564138
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1559669
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1517059
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1491063
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1410223
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1396410
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1390163
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1376091
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1264146
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1262191
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2289645
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2288482
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2267231
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2178255
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2178255
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2109468
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1719760
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1719733
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1335467
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1153964
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%.