Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,460 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,189 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
10,189 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 10,460 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.57 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 125,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 122,265 KWD per year, or 10,189 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 109202
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 102299
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 101044
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 96326
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 77346
38.4%
5
Romania
KWD 73429
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 73089
41.8%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 71790
42.8%
8
Greece
KWD 70922
43.5%
9
Spain
KWD 70435
43.9%
10
Norway
KWD 70361
43.9%
11
Austria
KWD 70340
44.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 68253
45.6%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 66942
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 66205
47.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 65702
47.7%
16
Germany
KWD 65020
48.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 64797
48.4%
18
France
KWD 64313
48.8%
19
Italy
KWD 59192
52.8%
20
Finland
KWD 50917
59.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 48588
61.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 47931
61.8%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 110880
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 105189
16.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 100535
19.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 85992
31.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 85820
31.6%
5
Taiwan
KWD 83048
33.8%
6
Pakistan
KWD 82960
33.9%
7
Vietnam
KWD 82092
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 80087
36.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 79836
36.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 79743
36.5%
11
China
KWD 77756
38.1%
12
Japan
KWD 75758
39.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 74887
40.3%
14
Australia
KWD 72425
42.3%
15
India
KWD 62393
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 111334
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 91174
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 87733
30.1%
3
Panama
KWD 85826
31.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 84612
32.6%
5
Colombia
KWD 83800
33.2%
6
Mexico
KWD 83068
33.8%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 82894
34.0%
8
Chile
KWD 82798
34.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 81586
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 79300
36.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 75791
39.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 91369
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 88019
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 85417
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 85280
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 83337
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 82266
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 77284
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 76801
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 76757
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 75663
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 72087
42.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 70132
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 122265
2.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 121525
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 121102
3.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 119244
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 119244
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 115478
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 94225
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 94198
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 73163
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 70274
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%.