Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,465 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,194 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
10,194 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 10,465 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 125,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 122,325 KWD per year, or 10,194 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 109255
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 102348
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 101092
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 96372
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 77377
38.4%
5
Romania
KWD 73464
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 73124
41.8%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 71821
42.8%
8
Greece
KWD 70956
43.5%
9
Spain
KWD 70466
43.9%
10
Norway
KWD 70393
44.0%
11
Austria
KWD 70372
44.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 68284
45.6%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 66974
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 66235
47.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 65732
47.7%
16
Germany
KWD 65049
48.2%
17
Ireland
KWD 64826
48.4%
18
France
KWD 64338
48.8%
19
Italy
KWD 59219
52.8%
20
Finland
KWD 50939
59.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 48610
61.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 47953
61.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 76815
38.8%
1
Canada
KWD 65535
47.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 111387
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 91218
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 87773
30.1%
3
Panama
KWD 85866
31.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 84648
32.6%
5
Colombia
KWD 83837
33.2%
6
Mexico
KWD 83107
33.8%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 82933
34.0%
8
Chile
KWD 82834
34.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 81625
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 79336
36.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 75825
39.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 91413
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 88061
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 85458
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 85321
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 83377
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 82305
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 77321
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 76837
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 76793
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 75699
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 72120
42.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 70165
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 122325
2.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 121584
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 121162
3.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 119301
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 119301
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 115534
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 94270
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 94243
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 73198
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 70304
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%.