Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
196,848 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 196,577 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
196,577 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 196,848 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 2,362,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,358,921 KWD per year, or 196,577 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 2055093
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1925173
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1901552
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1818551
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1381873
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1360385
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1323450
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1258253
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1257613
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1248344
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1246842
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1229260
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1229028
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1213904
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1195716
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1184241
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1167583
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1149239
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1138392
51.8%
19
France
KWD 988471
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 884647
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 874453
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 853127
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1269808
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1104890
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2123871
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1961614
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1845127
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1597972
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1539646
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1536786
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1535918
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1468677
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1444196
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1425042
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1399627
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1307917
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1281156
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1257852
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1240827
47.5%
15
India
KWD 338795
85.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2090955
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1712750
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1589088
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1578794
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1536894
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1535412
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1528892
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1449251
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1448107
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1443067
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1424792
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1351725
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1718536
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1653679
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1611406
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1606790
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1562885
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1536093
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1452828
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1438589
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1432143
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1417656
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1302248
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1300292
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2358921
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2357758
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2335814
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2244067
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2244067
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2173202
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1771717
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1771690
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1375814
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1188602
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%.