Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,067,516 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 2,064,261 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
2,064,261 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 2,067,516 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 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,067,516 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,064,261 KWD per year, or 172,022 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 1798739
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1685026
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1664350
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1591663
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1209497
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1190795
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1158440
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1102339
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1096818
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1092704
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1091851
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1076773
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1076394
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 1062975
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1046913
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1036883
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1023411
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1006402
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 996955
51.8%
19
France
KWD 866777
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 774504
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 765960
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 747049
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1112754
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 967961
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1858677
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1717046
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1615292
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1398782
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1348117
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1345257
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1344389
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1285743
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1264454
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1248246
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1225781
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1145854
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1122355
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1101683
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1087224
47.4%
15
India
KWD 304888
85.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1830157
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1499121
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1391298
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1382108
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1345365
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1343883
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1338395
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1268772
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1268372
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1264102
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1247996
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1183632
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1504171
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1447417
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1410352
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1406362
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1367968
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1344564
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1271612
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1259185
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1253583
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1240860
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1140185
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1138229
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2064261
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2063098
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2044101
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1964140
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1964140
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1902115
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1550722
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1550695
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1204201
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1041272
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%.