Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,746 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,475 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.5%
97.5%
Net pay
2.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,475 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 10,746 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.56 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.5% tax rate now rises to 5.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 128,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 125,697 KWD per year, or 10,475 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.5% 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 112188
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 105096
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 103806
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 98969
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 79109
38.7%
5
Romania
KWD 75437
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 75064
41.8%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 73566
43.0%
8
Greece
KWD 72844
43.5%
9
Spain
KWD 72216
44.0%
10
Norway
KWD 72166
44.0%
11
Austria
KWD 72154
44.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 70011
45.7%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 68755
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 67938
47.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 67418
47.7%
16
Germany
KWD 66683
48.3%
17
Ireland
KWD 66444
48.5%
18
France
KWD 65765
49.0%
19
Italy
KWD 60749
52.9%
20
Finland
KWD 52180
59.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 49871
61.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 49166
61.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 78680
39.0%
1
Canada
KWD 67102
48.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 113969
11.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 108038
16.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 103212
20.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 88312
31.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 88051
31.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 85191
33.9%
6
Taiwan
KWD 85107
34.0%
7
Vietnam
KWD 84322
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 82218
36.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 81930
36.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 81837
36.5%
11
China
KWD 79644
38.2%
12
Japan
KWD 77608
39.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 76676
40.5%
14
Australia
KWD 74244
42.4%
15
India
KWD 64074
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 114371
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 93662
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 90036
30.2%
3
Panama
KWD 88117
31.7%
4
Uruguay
KWD 86696
32.8%
5
Colombia
KWD 85894
33.4%
6
Mexico
KWD 85299
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 85113
34.0%
8
Chile
KWD 84858
34.2%
9
Argentina
KWD 83817
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 81402
36.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 77749
39.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 93866
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 90422
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 87751
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 87622
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 85608
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 84497
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 79395
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 78890
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 78836
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 77722
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 73975
42.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 72019
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 125697
2.5%
1
Bahrain
KWD 124923
3.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 124534
3.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 122504
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 122504
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 118636
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 96799
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 96772
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 75162
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 71990
44.2%
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%.