Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,584 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 8,571 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,571 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 8,584 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.03 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,231,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,228,585 KWD per year, or 185,715 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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 1941701
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1818950
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1796631
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1718193
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1305626
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1285371
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1250461
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1189288
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1186489
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1179500
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1178285
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1161811
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1161514
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1147144
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1129896
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1119061
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1103812
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1086058
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1075831
51.8%
19
France
KWD 934643
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 835928
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 826464
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 806206
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1200338
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1044323
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2006568
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1853435
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1743465
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1509865
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1454928
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1452068
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1451200
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1387760
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1364691
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1346840
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1322730
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1236232
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1210914
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1188774
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1172884
47.5%
15
India
KWD 323797
85.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1975597
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1618256
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1501600
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1491794
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1452176
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1450694
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1444630
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1369421
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1368605
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1363906
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1346590
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1277373
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1623717
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1562443
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1522475
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1518136
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1476668
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1451374
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1372671
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1359234
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1353161
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1339455
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1230563
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1228608
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2228585
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2227422
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2206782
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2120248
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2120248
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2053293
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1673965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1673938
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1299905
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1123434
49.7%
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%.