Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
171,470 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 171,334 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
171,334 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 171,470 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,115,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,112,025 KWD per year, or 342,669 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 3580294
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3353953
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3312800
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3168441
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2407439
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2369375
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2305188
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2214282
46.2%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2185873
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2174333
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2168975
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2137136
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2136491
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2111872
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2081034
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2060959
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2025352
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 1999056
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1979882
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1712503
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1539956
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1519946
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1484245
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2204212
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1919565
53.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3642594
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2983750
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2765859
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2748990
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2676412
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2674930
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2662274
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2523028
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2517459
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2507832
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2476654
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2351810
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2993919
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2880851
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2807593
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2799252
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2722564
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2675610
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2530987
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2505966
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2494503
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2469519
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2266455
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2264500
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4112025
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4110862
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4071387
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3909516
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3909516
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3786058
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3086545
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3086518
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2396839
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2065154
49.8%
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%.