Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,184 KWD
Pension
- 175 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 10.92 KWD
Total tax
- 223 KWD
Net pay
* 1,961 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.2%
89.8%
Net pay
10.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,961 KWD
Net pay
262 KWD
Tax the employer pays
223 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
485 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 262 KWD to pay you 2,184 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.22 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.2% tax rate now rises to 19.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 26,208 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,678 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,530 KWD per year, or 1,961 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.2% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 22801
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21360
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21097
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 20780
20.7%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 19856
24.2%
5
France
KWD 18571
29.1%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 18503
29.4%
7
Norway
KWD 17807
32.1%
8
Spain
KWD 17410
33.6%
9
Denmark
KWD 17330
33.9%
10
Ireland
KWD 17127
34.7%
11
Austria
KWD 16193
38.2%
12
Netherlands
KWD 16052
38.8%
13
Sweden
KWD 16036
38.8%
14
Poland
KWD 15931
39.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 15673
40.2%
16
Romania
KWD 15332
41.5%
17
Greece
KWD 15308
41.6%
18
Germany
KWD 14870
43.3%
19
Finland
KWD 14260
45.6%
20
Italy
KWD 14124
46.1%
21
Portugal
KWD 12826
51.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 11465
56.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 19186
26.8%
1
Canada
KWD 17791
32.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 22760
13.2%
1
Taiwan
KWD 21615
17.5%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 21500
18.0%
3
Singapore
KWD 21231
19.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 20366
22.3%
5
South Korea
KWD 19812
24.4%
6
China
KWD 19027
27.4%
7
Australia
KWD 18990
27.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18860
28.0%
9
Indonesia
KWD 18857
28.1%
10
Japan
KWD 18655
28.8%
11
Pakistan
KWD 18407
29.8%
12
Malaysia
KWD 18109
30.9%
13
Philippines
KWD 18007
31.3%
14
Vietnam
KWD 17539
33.1%
15
India
KWD 14850
43.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23434
10.6%
1
Chile
KWD 20900
20.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20644
21.2%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 19548
25.4%
4
Panama
KWD 19535
25.5%
5
Colombia
KWD 19208
26.7%
6
Brazil
KWD 19173
26.8%
7
Ecuador
KWD 18997
27.5%
8
Uruguay
KWD 18988
27.6%
9
Peru
KWD 18471
29.5%
10
Mexico
KWD 18192
30.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 17033
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19119
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 18501
29.4%
2
Nigeria
KWD 17865
31.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 17713
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 17642
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 17517
33.2%
6
South Africa
KWD 17335
33.9%
7
Morocco
KWD 16575
36.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 16335
37.7%
9
Zambia
KWD 16207
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 16076
38.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 15510
40.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 24898
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 24898
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 24111
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 24111
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23587
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 23530
10.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 19741
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19714
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 18550
29.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 15323
41.5%
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%.