Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
171,028 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 170,757 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
170,757 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 171,028 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.04 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,052,336 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,049,081 KWD per year, or 170,757 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1785532
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1672654
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1652130
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1579974
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1200617
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1182058
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1149939
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1094307
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1088534
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1084686
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1083866
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1068917
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1068531
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1055199
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1039247
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1029292
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1015983
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 999044
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 989669
51.8%
19
France
KWD 860507
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 768830
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 760370
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 741585
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1104663
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 960907
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1845015
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1704446
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1603452
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1388520
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1338250
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1335390
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1334522
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1276318
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1255194
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1239138
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1216825
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1137505
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1114174
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1093637
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1079311
47.4%
15
India
KWD 303141
85.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1816722
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1488116
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1381108
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1371975
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1335498
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1334016
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1328581
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1259474
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1259112
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1254883
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1238888
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1174972
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1493128
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1436791
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1399995
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1396037
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1357926
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1334697
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1262276
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1249943
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1244384
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1231752
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1131836
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1129880
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2049081
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2047918
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2029073
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1949719
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1949719
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1888149
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1539337
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1539310
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1195360
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1033682
49.6%
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%.