Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,100 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,829 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.4%
97.6%
Net pay
2.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,829 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 11,100 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.54 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.4% tax rate now rises to 5.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 133,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 129,945 KWD per year, or 10,829 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.4% 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 115884
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 108558
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 107226
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 102240
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 81292
39.0%
5
Romania
KWD 77922
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 77509
41.8%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 75765
43.1%
8
Greece
KWD 75223
43.5%
9
Spain
KWD 74418
44.1%
10
Norway
KWD 74401
44.1%
11
Austria
KWD 74377
44.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 72187
45.8%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 70998
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 70083
47.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 69543
47.8%
16
Germany
KWD 68742
48.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 68483
48.6%
18
France
KWD 67562
49.3%
19
Italy
KWD 62677
53.0%
20
Finland
KWD 53744
59.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 51458
61.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 50696
61.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 81029
39.2%
1
Canada
KWD 69076
48.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 117792
11.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 111563
16.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 106526
20.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 91184
31.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 90812
31.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 87952
34.0%
6
Taiwan
KWD 87656
34.2%
7
Vietnam
KWD 87084
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 84855
36.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 84521
36.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 84409
36.6%
11
China
KWD 81980
38.5%
12
Japan
KWD 79897
40.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 78891
40.8%
14
Australia
KWD 76495
42.6%
15
India
KWD 66156
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 118131
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 96742
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 92888
30.3%
3
Panama
KWD 90952
31.7%
4
Uruguay
KWD 89276
33.0%
5
Colombia
KWD 88485
33.6%
6
Mexico
KWD 88060
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 87859
34.0%
8
Chile
KWD 87406
34.4%
9
Argentina
KWD 86578
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 84004
36.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 80172
39.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 96956
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 93395
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 90641
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 90520
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 88418
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 87258
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 82008
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 81477
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 81411
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 80271
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 76311
42.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 74356
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 129945
2.4%
1
Bahrain
KWD 129128
3.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 128782
3.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 126540
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 126540
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 122544
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 99985
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 99958
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 77636
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 74114
44.4%
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%.