Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,200 KWD
Pension
- 176 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 11 KWD
Total tax
- 225 KWD
Net pay
* 1,976 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
1,976 KWD
Net pay
264 KWD
Tax the employer pays
225 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
489 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 264 KWD to pay you 2,200 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 26,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,694 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,706 KWD per year, or 1,976 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 22968
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21516
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21252
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 20914
20.8%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 20004
24.2%
5
France
KWD 18684
29.2%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 18612
29.5%
7
Norway
KWD 17915
32.1%
8
Spain
KWD 17515
33.7%
9
Denmark
KWD 17449
33.9%
10
Ireland
KWD 17219
34.8%
11
Austria
KWD 16313
38.2%
12
Netherlands
KWD 16149
38.8%
13
Sweden
KWD 16132
38.9%
14
Poland
KWD 16041
39.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 15761
40.3%
16
Romania
KWD 15444
41.5%
17
Greece
KWD 15415
41.6%
18
Germany
KWD 14953
43.4%
19
Finland
KWD 14342
45.7%
20
Italy
KWD 14211
46.2%
21
Portugal
KWD 12900
51.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 11537
56.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 19309
26.9%
1
Canada
KWD 17900
32.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 22919
13.2%
1
Taiwan
KWD 21749
17.6%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 21672
17.9%
3
Singapore
KWD 21400
18.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 20500
22.4%
5
South Korea
KWD 19926
24.5%
6
China
KWD 19162
27.4%
7
Australia
KWD 19107
27.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18988
28.1%
9
Indonesia
KWD 18987
28.1%
10
Japan
KWD 18775
28.9%
11
Pakistan
KWD 18532
29.8%
12
Malaysia
KWD 18233
30.9%
13
Philippines
KWD 18133
31.3%
14
Vietnam
KWD 17664
33.1%
15
India
KWD 14953
43.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23604
10.6%
1
Chile
KWD 21034
20.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20782
21.3%
3
Panama
KWD 19663
25.5%
4
Puerto Rico
KWD 19662
25.5%
5
Colombia
KWD 19353
26.7%
6
Brazil
KWD 19312
26.9%
7
Uruguay
KWD 19125
27.6%
8
Ecuador
KWD 19110
27.6%
9
Peru
KWD 18589
29.6%
10
Mexico
KWD 18318
30.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 17158
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19259
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 18635
29.4%
2
Nigeria
KWD 17995
31.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 17838
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 17769
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 17648
33.2%
6
South Africa
KWD 17449
33.9%
7
Morocco
KWD 16691
36.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 16452
37.7%
9
Zambia
KWD 16326
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 16191
38.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 15616
40.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25080
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 25080
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 24288
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 24288
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23760
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 23706
10.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 19885
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19858
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 18660
29.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 15434
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%.