Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,116 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,845 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
18,845 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 19,116 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.31 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 229,392 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 226,137 KWD per year, or 18,845 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 199571
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 186954
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 184661
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 176308
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 134194
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 132872
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 130708
43.0%
7
Greece
KWD 129091
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 125544
45.3%
9
Norway
KWD 124998
45.5%
10
Spain
KWD 124246
45.8%
11
Austria
KWD 123730
46.1%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 121807
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 121458
47.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 118660
48.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 117648
48.7%
16
Germany
KWD 115371
49.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 114656
50.0%
18
France
KWD 107632
53.1%
19
Italy
KWD 106329
53.7%
20
Finland
KWD 89162
61.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 87415
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 85325
62.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 133034
42.0%
1
Canada
KWD 113777
50.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 204365
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 191403
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 181555
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 156210
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 153337
33.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 150477
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 149608
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 145371
36.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 144574
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 143198
37.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 141306
38.4%
11
China
KWD 134886
41.2%
12
Japan
KWD 131738
42.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 129035
43.8%
14
Australia
KWD 127477
44.4%
15
India
KWD 93375
59.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 203269
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 166481
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 157457
31.4%
3
Panama
KWD 155160
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 150585
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 150047
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 149103
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 147699
35.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 147160
35.9%
9
Chile
KWD 145122
36.7%
10
Peru
KWD 142921
37.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 135047
41.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 166936
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 160730
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 156154
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 156071
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 152049
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 149783
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 141166
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 140043
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 139702
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 137986
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 129217
43.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 127261
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 226137
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 224974
1.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 224358
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 217922
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 217922
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 211041
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 172129
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 172102
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 133659
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 122210
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%.