Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
197,243 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 196,972 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
196,972 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 197,243 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 2,366,916 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,363,661 KWD per year, or 196,972 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 2059217
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1929037
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1905367
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1822201
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1384646
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1363113
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1326104
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1260761
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1260200
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1250847
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1249335
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1231713
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1231483
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1216332
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1198110
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1186612
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1169903
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1151536
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1140667
51.8%
19
France
KWD 990429
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 886419
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 876199
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 854833
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1272334
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1107093
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2128137
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1965548
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1848824
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1601176
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1542727
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1539867
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1538999
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1471620
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1447088
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1427886
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1402424
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1310524
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1283710
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1260365
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1243298
47.5%
15
India
KWD 339340
85.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2095151
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1716186
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1592270
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1581958
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1539975
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1538493
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1531957
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1452155
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1450999
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1445946
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1427636
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1354429
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1721985
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1656997
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1614640
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1610014
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1566021
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1539174
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1455743
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1441475
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1435016
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1420500
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1304855
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1302899
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2363661
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2362498
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2340507
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2248570
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2248570
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2177563
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1775272
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1775245
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1378574
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1190972
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%.