Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,888,632 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,885,377 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
1,885,377 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 1,888,632 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 1,888,632 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,885,377 KWD per year, or 157,115 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 1643110
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1539235
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1520349
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1453922
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1104850
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1087839
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1058265
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1007686
46.6%
8
Italy
KWD 999201
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 998218
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 997758
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 984201
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 983732
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 971348
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 956576
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 947425
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 935885
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 919688
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 911091
51.8%
19
France
KWD 792898
58.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 707637
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 700094
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 682651
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1017409
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 884833
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1697681
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1568572
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1475763
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1277856
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1231843
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1228983
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1228114
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1174686
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1155335
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1140915
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1120241
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1047468
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 1025949
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1006874
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 993975
47.4%
15
India
KWD 284304
85.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1671831
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1369430
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1271222
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1262703
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1229091
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1227609
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1222746
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1159206
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1159257
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1155455
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1140666
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1081585
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1374033
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1322198
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1288295
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1284686
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1249636
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1228289
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1161598
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1150272
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1145181
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1133530
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1041799
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 1039843
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1885377
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1884214
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1867006
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1794200
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1794200
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1737541
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1416559
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1416532
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1100017
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 951830
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%.