Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,054 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,783 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.7%
97.3%
Net pay
2.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,783 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 10,054 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.60 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.7% tax rate now rises to 5.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 120,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 117,393 KWD per year, or 9,783 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.7% 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 104964
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 98328
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 97122
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 92575
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 74843
38.0%
5
Romania
KWD 70579
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 70285
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 69269
42.6%
8
Greece
KWD 68194
43.5%
9
Spain
KWD 67906
43.7%
10
Norway
KWD 67798
43.8%
11
Austria
KWD 67767
43.8%
12
Denmark
KWD 65758
45.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 64369
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 63744
47.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 63266
47.6%
16
Germany
KWD 62658
48.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 62458
48.2%
18
France
KWD 62252
48.4%
19
Italy
KWD 56981
52.8%
20
Finland
KWD 49123
59.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 46766
61.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 46177
61.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 74088
38.6%
1
Canada
KWD 63243
47.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 106496
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 101145
16.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 96735
19.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 82699
31.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 82653
31.5%
5
Taiwan
KWD 80125
33.6%
6
Pakistan
KWD 79793
33.9%
7
Vietnam
KWD 78925
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 77062
36.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 76864
36.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76772
36.4%
11
China
KWD 75077
37.8%
12
Japan
KWD 73133
39.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 72285
40.1%
14
Australia
KWD 69842
42.1%
15
India
KWD 60005
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 107022
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 87642
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 84462
30.0%
3
Panama
KWD 82574
31.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 81653
32.3%
5
Colombia
KWD 80828
33.0%
6
Mexico
KWD 79901
33.8%
7
Chile
KWD 79875
33.8%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 79744
33.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 78419
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 76315
36.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 73012
39.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 87825
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 84609
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 82103
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 81956
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 80115
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 79099
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 74288
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 73834
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 73804
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 72740
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 69408
42.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 67452
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 117393
2.7%
1
Bahrain
KWD 116702
3.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 116230
3.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 114616
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 114616
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 110996
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 90571
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 90544
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 70325
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 67838
43.8%
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%.