Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
93,172 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 93,036 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
93,036 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 93,172 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 2,236,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,232,873 KWD per year, or 186,073 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1945431
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1822444
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1800083
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1721494
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1308135
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1287839
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1252863
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1191557
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1188829
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1181765
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1180541
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1164030
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1163735
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1149341
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1132062
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1121205
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1105910
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1088137
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1077889
51.8%
19
France
KWD 936414
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 837531
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 828043
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 807750
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1202624
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1046315
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2010428
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1856994
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1746809
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1512763
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1457715
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1454855
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1453987
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1390423
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1367307
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1349413
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1325260
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1238591
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1213225
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1191047
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1175120
47.5%
15
India
KWD 324290
85.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1979393
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1621365
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1504478
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1494657
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1454963
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1453481
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1447402
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1372047
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1371221
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1366510
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1349163
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1279819
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1626836
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1565445
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1525401
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1521052
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1479505
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1454161
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1375308
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1361844
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1355760
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1342028
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1232922
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1230966
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2232873
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2231710
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2211027
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2124322
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2124322
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2057238
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1677181
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1677154
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1302402
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1125578
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%.