Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,584 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 19,313 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
19,313 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 19,584 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
3.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.4% tax rate now rises to 3.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 235,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 231,753 KWD per year, or 19,313 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 204457
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 191532
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 189181
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 180632
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 137480
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 136104
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 133593
43.2%
7
Greece
KWD 132236
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 128450
45.3%
9
Norway
KWD 127952
45.6%
10
Spain
KWD 127155
45.9%
11
Austria
KWD 126533
46.2%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 124773
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 124335
47.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 121496
48.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 120457
48.7%
16
Germany
KWD 118094
49.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 117351
50.1%
18
France
KWD 109951
53.2%
19
Italy
KWD 108877
53.7%
20
Finland
KWD 91230
61.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 89514
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 87347
62.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 136027
42.1%
1
Canada
KWD 116387
50.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 209420
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 196064
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 185936
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 160006
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 156987
33.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 154127
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 153259
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 148741
36.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 148061
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 146624
37.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 144620
38.5%
11
China
KWD 137975
41.3%
12
Japan
KWD 134765
42.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 131962
43.9%
14
Australia
KWD 130453
44.5%
15
India
KWD 94021
60.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 208239
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 170553
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 161227
31.4%
3
Panama
KWD 158909
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 154235
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 153678
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 152753
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 151110
35.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 150586
35.9%
9
Chile
KWD 148491
36.8%
10
Peru
KWD 146361
37.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 138250
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 171021
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 164661
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 159986
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 159891
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 155764
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 153433
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 144619
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 143463
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 143105
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 141356
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 132306
43.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 130350
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 231753
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 230590
1.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 229918
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 223258
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 223258
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 216207
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 176341
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 176314
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 136930
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 125018
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%.