Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,283 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 19,012 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
19,012 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 19,283 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 231,396 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 228,141 KWD per year, or 19,012 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 201315
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 188588
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 186274
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 177851
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 135367
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 134025
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 131738
43.1%
7
Greece
KWD 130213
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 126581
45.3%
9
Norway
KWD 126052
45.5%
10
Spain
KWD 125284
45.9%
11
Austria
KWD 124730
46.1%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 122866
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 122485
47.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 119672
48.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 118650
48.7%
16
Germany
KWD 116343
49.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 115617
50.0%
18
France
KWD 108459
53.1%
19
Italy
KWD 107238
53.7%
20
Finland
KWD 89900
61.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 88164
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 86046
62.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 134102
42.1%
1
Canada
KWD 114708
50.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 168394
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 162133
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 157522
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 157434
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 153374
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 151086
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 142398
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 141263
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 140916
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 139188
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 130319
43.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 128363
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 228141
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 226978
1.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 226342
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 219826
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 219826
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 212884
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 173632
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 173605
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 134826
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 123212
46.8%
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%.