Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,447 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,176 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
22,176 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 22,447 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
2.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 2.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 269,364 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 266,109 KWD per year, or 22,176 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 234347
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 219532
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 216838
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 207086
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 157578
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 155878
42.1%
6
Greece
KWD 151475
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 151243
43.9%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 146229
45.7%
9
Norway
KWD 146023
45.8%
10
Spain
KWD 144951
46.2%
11
Austria
KWD 143601
46.7%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 142920
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 141933
47.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 138846
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 137638
48.9%
16
Germany
KWD 134748
50.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 133842
50.3%
18
Italy
KWD 124468
53.8%
19
France
KWD 124140
53.9%
20
Finland
KWD 103880
61.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 102356
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 99715
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 154339
42.7%
1
Canada
KWD 132352
50.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 240340
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 224580
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 212733
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 183231
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 179319
33.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 176459
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 175590
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 169390
37.1%
8
Taiwan
KWD 169354
37.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 167581
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 164889
38.8%
11
China
KWD 156870
41.8%
12
Japan
KWD 153280
43.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 149871
44.4%
14
Australia
KWD 148662
44.8%
15
India
KWD 97974
63.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 238647
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 195461
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 184288
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 181842
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 176567
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 175889
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 175084
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 171977
36.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 171542
36.3%
9
Chile
KWD 169105
37.2%
10
Peru
KWD 167404
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 157849
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 196015
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 188710
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 183428
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 183260
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 178490
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 175765
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 165748
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 164380
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 163924
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 161969
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 151201
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 149246
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 266109
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 264946
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 263931
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 255896
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 255896
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 247815
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 202108
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 202081
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 156939
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 142196
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%.