Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,475 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 39,412 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
39,412 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 39,475 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.04 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,052,700 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,049,445 KWD per year, or 170,787 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 1785849
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1672951
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1652424
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1580255
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1200830
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1182268
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1150143
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1094500
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1088732
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1084878
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1084058
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1069106
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1068719
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1055386
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1039431
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1029474
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1016161
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 999220
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 989843
51.8%
19
France
KWD 860658
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 768966
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 760504
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 741716
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1104857
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 961076
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1845342
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1704748
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1603736
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1388766
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1338487
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1335627
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1334759
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1276544
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1255416
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1239356
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1217040
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1137705
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1114370
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1093830
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1079501
47.4%
15
India
KWD 303183
85.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1817044
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1488380
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1381352
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1372218
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1335735
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1334253
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1328816
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1259697
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1259334
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1255104
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1239106
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1175180
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1493392
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1437045
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1400243
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1396285
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1358167
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1334933
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1262500
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1250164
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1244605
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1231971
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1132036
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1130081
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2049445
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2048282
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2029433
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1950065
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1950065
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1888484
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1539610
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1539583
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1195572
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1033864
49.6%
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%.