Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
211,900 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 211,764 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
211,764 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 211,900 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,085,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,082,345 KWD per year, or 423,529 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 4424472
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4144764
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4093908
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3915588
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2975076
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2927838
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2848567
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2743786
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2699298
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2686856
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2679363
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2639761
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2638632
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2608886
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2571045
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2546210
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2500116
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2469418
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2445635
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2113246
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 1902661
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1877218
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1833560
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2721393
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2370476
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4574952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4222055
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3969398
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3439006
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3309872
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3307012
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3306144
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3159470
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3105485
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3059096
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3006420
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2805800
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2748886
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2701267
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2660512
47.7%
15
India
KWD 652179
87.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4501406
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3687232
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3417186
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3396679
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3307120
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3305638
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3289586
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3117349
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3109331
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3097166
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3058846
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2905343
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3699827
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3560075
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3469667
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3459263
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3364430
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3306318
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3127734
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3096746
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3082506
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3051711
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2800131
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2798176
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5082345
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5081182
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5032004
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4831320
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4831320
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4678752
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3814285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3814258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2961963
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2550314
49.9%
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%.