Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
191,575 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 191,304 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
191,304 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 191,575 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 2,298,900 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,295,645 KWD per year, or 191,304 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 2000043
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1873604
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1850614
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1769829
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1344857
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1323967
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1288015
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1224771
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1223084
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1214921
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1213559
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1196514
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1196251
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1181493
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1163762
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1152597
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1136623
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1118565
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1108019
51.8%
19
France
KWD 962338
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 860995
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 851155
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 830348
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1236081
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1075486
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2066922
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1909094
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1795772
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1555197
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1498517
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1495657
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1494789
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1429394
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1405598
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1387076
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1362295
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1273115
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1247054
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1224316
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1207842
47.5%
15
India
KWD 331513
85.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2034951
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1666875
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1546614
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1536557
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1495765
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1494283
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1487984
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1410495
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1409510
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1404636
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1386826
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1315628
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1672503
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1609385
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1568231
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1563750
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1521028
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1494963
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1413913
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1400063
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1393799
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1379691
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1267446
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1265491
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2295645
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2294482
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2273171
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2183955
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2183955
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2114988
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1724260
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1724233
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1338961
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1156964
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%.