Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
106,428 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 106,157 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.3%
99.7%
Net pay
0.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
106,157 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 106,428 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.06 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.3% tax rate now rises to 0.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,277,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,273,881 KWD per year, or 106,157 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.3% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1111108
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1040866
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1028094
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 983070
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 747125
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 735896
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 715827
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 684125
46.4%
8
Norway
KWD 676111
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 675225
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 667751
47.7%
11
Spain
KWD 666977
47.8%
12
Italy
KWD 665507
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 658130
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 647771
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 641619
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 636689
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 623265
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 617573
51.6%
19
France
KWD 540350
57.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 479061
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 474942
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 462513
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 691481
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 600668
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1147335
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1061030
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 998796
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 864485
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 834370
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 831510
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 830642
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 795048
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 782322
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 774018
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 759465
40.5%
11
China
KWD 711145
44.3%
12
Japan
KWD 696397
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 682781
46.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 675210
47.1%
15
India
KWD 213939
83.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1130607
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 926096
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 860755
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 854529
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 831618
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 830136
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 827414
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 786259
38.4%
8
Peru
KWD 784664
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 784057
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 773768
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 732748
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 929170
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 894151
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 871056
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 868746
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 845131
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 830817
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 785528
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 777962
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 774622
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 766632
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 705476
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 703520
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1273881
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1272718
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1261625
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1213279
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1213279
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1174965
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 957937
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 957910
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 743876
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 646082
49.4%
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%.