Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,013 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 21,742 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.2%
98.8%
Net pay
1.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
21,742 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 22,013 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.27 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 2.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 264,156 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 260,901 KWD per year, or 21,742 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.2% 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 229816
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 215287
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 212646
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 203076
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 154531
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 152880
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 148567
43.8%
7
Greece
KWD 148558
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 143534
45.7%
9
Norway
KWD 143283
45.8%
10
Spain
KWD 142253
46.2%
11
Austria
KWD 141052
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 140169
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 139265
47.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 136216
48.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 135033
48.9%
16
Germany
KWD 132223
49.9%
17
Ireland
KWD 131342
50.3%
18
Italy
KWD 122105
53.8%
19
France
KWD 121989
53.8%
20
Finland
KWD 101962
61.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 100410
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 97840
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 151563
42.6%
1
Canada
KWD 129932
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 235653
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 220257
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 208671
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 179710
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 175933
33.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 173073
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 172205
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 166230
37.1%
8
Philippines
KWD 166157
37.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 164404
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 161817
38.7%
11
China
KWD 154006
41.7%
12
Japan
KWD 150473
43.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 147157
44.3%
14
Australia
KWD 145902
44.8%
15
India
KWD 97375
63.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 234038
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 191685
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 180792
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 178365
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 173181
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 172522
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 171699
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 168814
36.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 168365
36.3%
9
Chile
KWD 165980
37.2%
10
Peru
KWD 164214
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 154878
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 192227
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 185065
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 179875
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 179717
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 175045
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 172380
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 162545
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 161209
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 160768
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 158844
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 148337
43.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 146381
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 260901
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 259738
1.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 258775
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 250948
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 250948
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 243024
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 198202
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 198175
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 153906
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 139592
47.2%
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%.