Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,096 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 19,825 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.3%
98.7%
Net pay
1.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,825 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 20,096 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.3% tax rate now rises to 2.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 241,152 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 237,897 KWD per year, or 19,825 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 209802
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 196539
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 194127
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 185363
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 141074
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 139641
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 136749
43.3%
7
Greece
KWD 135676
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 131630
45.4%
9
Norway
KWD 131183
45.6%
10
Spain
KWD 130337
46.0%
11
Austria
KWD 129599
46.3%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 128019
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 127482
47.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 124599
48.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 123529
48.8%
16
Germany
KWD 121072
49.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 120300
50.1%
18
France
KWD 112489
53.4%
19
Italy
KWD 111665
53.7%
20
Finland
KWD 93492
61.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 91811
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 89558
62.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 139302
42.2%
1
Canada
KWD 119242
50.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 214949
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 201164
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 190728
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 164159
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 160981
33.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 158121
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 157252
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 152427
36.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 151875
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 150372
37.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 148244
38.5%
11
China
KWD 141354
41.4%
12
Japan
KWD 138076
42.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 135165
44.0%
14
Australia
KWD 133710
44.6%
15
India
KWD 94728
60.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 213677
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 175007
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 165351
31.4%
3
Panama
KWD 163010
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 158229
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 157650
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 156747
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 154842
35.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 154334
36.0%
9
Chile
KWD 152178
36.9%
10
Peru
KWD 150124
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 141755
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 175491
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 168962
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 164179
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 164070
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 159828
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 157427
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 148398
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 147203
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 146828
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 145042
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 135685
43.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 133729
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 237897
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 236734
1.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 236001
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 229094
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 229094
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 221860
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 180949
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 180922
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 140508
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 128090
46.9%
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%.