Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,265 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 21,994 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
21,994 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 22,265 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
2.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 2.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 267,180 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 263,925 KWD per year, or 21,994 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 153175
42.7%
1
Canada
KWD 131337
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 238374
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 222767
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 211030
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 181754
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 177899
33.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 175039
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 174171
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 168044
37.1%
8
Philippines
KWD 168034
37.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 166249
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 163601
38.8%
11
China
KWD 155669
41.7%
12
Japan
KWD 152103
43.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 148733
44.3%
14
Australia
KWD 147504
44.8%
15
India
KWD 97723
63.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 236714
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 193878
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 182822
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 180384
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 175147
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 174477
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 173665
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 170650
36.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 170210
36.3%
9
Chile
KWD 167794
37.2%
10
Peru
KWD 166066
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 156603
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 194427
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 187181
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 181938
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 181774
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 177045
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 174345
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 164405
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 163050
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 162601
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 160659
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 150000
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 148045
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 263925
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 262762
1.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 261768
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 253821
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 253821
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 245806
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 200470
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 200443
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 155667
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 141104
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%.