Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
109,081 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 108,945 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
108,945 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 109,081 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 2,617,944 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,614,689 KWD per year, or 217,891 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 2277611
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2133624
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2107445
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2015493
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1531497
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1507591
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1466680
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1397186
46.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1393587
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1383440
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1381376
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1361620
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1361516
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1344913
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1324879
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1312149
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1292727
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1273222
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1261161
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1094104
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 980253
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 968627
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 945204
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1406132
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1223747
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2354062
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2173901
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2044626
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1770871
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1705896
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1703036
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1702167
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1627467
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1600215
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1578502
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1550528
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1448589
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1418996
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1393409
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1374155
47.5%
15
India
KWD 368226
85.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2317331
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1898182
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1760772
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1749519
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1703144
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1701661
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1694246
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1605909
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1604120
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1598410
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1578253
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1497632
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1904607
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1832716
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1785923
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1780764
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1732076
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1702342
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1610125
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1594313
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1587136
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1571117
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1442920
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1440965
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2614689
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2613526
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2589025
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2487047
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2487047
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2408508
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1963543
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1963516
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1524776
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1316486
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%.