Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,542 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,271 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.9%
98.1%
Net pay
1.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,271 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 14,542 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.41 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.9% tax rate now rises to 4.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 174,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 171,249 KWD per year, or 14,271 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% 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 151818
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 142221
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 140476
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 134044
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 102511
41.3%
5
Romania
KWD 102085
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 101282
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 98353
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 97139
44.3%
9
Norway
KWD 96127
44.9%
10
Austria
KWD 95863
45.1%
11
Spain
KWD 95814
45.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 93344
46.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 92815
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 90942
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 90199
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 88765
49.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 88309
49.4%
18
France
KWD 84935
51.3%
19
Italy
KWD 81421
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 68953
60.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 66898
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 65565
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 103674
40.6%
1
Canada
KWD 88270
49.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 154966
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 145846
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 138743
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 119105
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 117660
32.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 114800
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 113931
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 112438
35.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 110498
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 109716
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 108923
37.6%
11
China
KWD 104697
40.0%
12
Japan
KWD 102157
41.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 100422
42.5%
14
Australia
KWD 98386
43.6%
15
India
KWD 86395
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 154688
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 126688
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 120613
30.9%
3
Panama
KWD 118523
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 114908
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 114562
34.4%
6
Uruguay
KWD 114363
34.5%
7
Colombia
KWD 113680
34.9%
8
Argentina
KWD 113425
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 112189
35.7%
10
Peru
KWD 109302
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 103735
40.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 127005
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 122308
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 118736
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 118703
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 115740
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 114106
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 107410
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 106625
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 106440
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 105053
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 99028
43.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 97073
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 171249
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 170086
2.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 170019
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 165779
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 165779
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 160544
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 130963
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 130936
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 101692
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 94766
45.7%
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%.