Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,380 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,109 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.6%
97.4%
Net pay
2.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,109 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 10,380 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.58 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.6% tax rate now rises to 5.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 124,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 121,305 KWD per year, or 10,109 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.6% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 108367
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 101516
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 100271
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 95587
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 76853
38.3%
5
Romania
KWD 72868
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 72537
41.8%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 71293
42.8%
8
Greece
KWD 70385
43.5%
9
Spain
KWD 69937
43.9%
10
Norway
KWD 69856
43.9%
11
Austria
KWD 69833
43.9%
12
Denmark
KWD 67762
45.6%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 66435
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 65720
47.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 65222
47.6%
16
Germany
KWD 64554
48.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 64336
48.4%
18
France
KWD 63907
48.7%
19
Italy
KWD 58756
52.8%
20
Finland
KWD 50563
59.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 48229
61.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 47585
61.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 76251
38.8%
1
Canada
KWD 65061
47.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 110016
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 104392
16.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 99786
19.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 85343
31.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 85196
31.6%
5
Taiwan
KWD 82472
33.8%
6
Pakistan
KWD 82336
33.9%
7
Vietnam
KWD 81468
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 79491
36.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 79251
36.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 79158
36.5%
11
China
KWD 77228
38.0%
12
Japan
KWD 75241
39.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 74387
40.3%
14
Australia
KWD 71916
42.3%
15
India
KWD 61922
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 110484
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 90478
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 87088
30.1%
3
Panama
KWD 85185
31.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 84029
32.5%
5
Colombia
KWD 83215
33.2%
6
Mexico
KWD 82444
33.8%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 82274
34.0%
8
Chile
KWD 82222
34.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 80962
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 78712
36.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 75244
39.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 90671
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 87347
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 84764
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 84625
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 82702
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 81642
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 76694
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 76216
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 76175
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 75087
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 71559
42.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 69604
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 121305
2.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 120575
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 120142
3.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 118332
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 118332
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 114595
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 93505
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 93478
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 72604
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 69794
44.0%
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%.