Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,908 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,637 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
20,637 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 20,908 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.29 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.3% tax rate now rises to 2.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 250,896 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 247,641 KWD per year, or 20,637 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 218280
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 204480
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 201971
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 192866
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 146774
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 145249
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 141755
43.5%
7
Greece
KWD 141133
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 136672
45.5%
9
Norway
KWD 136309
45.7%
10
Spain
KWD 135385
46.0%
11
Austria
KWD 134463
46.4%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 133165
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 132473
47.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 129520
48.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 128402
48.8%
16
Germany
KWD 125796
49.9%
17
Ireland
KWD 124977
50.2%
18
France
KWD 116513
53.6%
19
Italy
KWD 116087
53.7%
20
Finland
KWD 97080
61.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 95453
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 93066
62.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 144495
42.4%
1
Canada
KWD 123770
50.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 223719
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 209251
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 198328
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 170746
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 167314
33.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 164454
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 163586
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 158274
36.9%
8
Philippines
KWD 157924
37.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 156316
37.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 153993
38.6%
11
China
KWD 146713
41.5%
12
Japan
KWD 143327
42.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 140244
44.1%
14
Australia
KWD 138874
44.7%
15
India
KWD 95849
61.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 222302
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 182072
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 171891
31.5%
3
Panama
KWD 169514
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 164562
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 163950
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 163080
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 160760
35.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 160277
36.1%
9
Chile
KWD 158024
37.0%
10
Peru
KWD 156092
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 147314
41.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 247641
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 246478
1.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 245647
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 238351
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 238351
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 230824
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 188257
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 188230
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 146183
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 132962
47.0%
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%.