Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,364 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,093 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
20,093 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 20,364 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 244,368 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 241,113 KWD per year, or 20,093 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.3% 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 212600
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 199160
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 196716
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 187839
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 142955
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 141491
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 138402
43.4%
7
Greece
KWD 137477
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 133294
45.5%
9
Norway
KWD 132875
45.6%
10
Spain
KWD 132003
46.0%
11
Austria
KWD 131204
46.3%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 129717
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 129129
47.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 126223
48.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 125138
48.8%
16
Germany
KWD 122631
49.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 121844
50.1%
18
France
KWD 113817
53.4%
19
Italy
KWD 113125
53.7%
20
Finland
KWD 94676
61.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 93013
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 90716
62.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 141016
42.3%
1
Canada
KWD 120737
50.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 217844
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 203833
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 193237
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 166333
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 163071
33.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 160211
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 159343
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 154357
36.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 153872
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 152334
37.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 150142
38.6%
11
China
KWD 143123
41.4%
12
Japan
KWD 139809
42.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 136841
44.0%
14
Australia
KWD 135414
44.6%
15
India
KWD 95098
61.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 216524
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 177339
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 167509
31.5%
3
Panama
KWD 165157
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 160319
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 159729
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 158837
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 156795
35.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 156295
36.0%
9
Chile
KWD 154107
36.9%
10
Peru
KWD 152094
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 143590
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 177831
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 171213
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 166373
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 166257
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 161955
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 159517
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 150376
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 149161
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 148777
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 146972
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 137454
43.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 135498
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 241113
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 239950
1.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 239185
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 232150
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 232150
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 224819
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 183361
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 183334
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 142381
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 129698
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%.