Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,310 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,039 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
11,039 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 11,310 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.53 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.4% tax rate now rises to 5.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 135,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 132,465 KWD per year, or 11,039 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 118076
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 110612
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 109255
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 104180
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 82586
39.2%
5
Romania
KWD 79396
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 78960
41.8%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 77069
43.2%
8
Greece
KWD 76634
43.5%
9
Norway
KWD 75726
44.2%
10
Spain
KWD 75724
44.2%
11
Austria
KWD 75689
44.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 73478
45.9%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 72330
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 71356
47.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 70803
47.8%
16
Germany
KWD 69964
48.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 69693
48.7%
18
France
KWD 68628
49.4%
19
Italy
KWD 63820
53.0%
20
Finland
KWD 54672
59.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 52400
61.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 51603
62.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 82422
39.3%
1
Canada
KWD 70247
48.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 120060
11.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 113655
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 108491
20.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 92887
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 92450
31.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 89590
34.0%
6
Taiwan
KWD 89168
34.3%
7
Vietnam
KWD 88722
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 86419
36.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 86058
36.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 85914
36.7%
11
China
KWD 83366
38.6%
12
Japan
KWD 81255
40.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 80205
40.9%
14
Australia
KWD 77831
42.7%
15
India
KWD 67391
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 120361
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 98569
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 94579
30.3%
3
Panama
KWD 92634
31.8%
4
Uruguay
KWD 90807
33.1%
5
Colombia
KWD 90022
33.7%
6
Mexico
KWD 89698
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 89488
34.1%
8
Chile
KWD 88918
34.5%
9
Argentina
KWD 88216
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 85547
37.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 81610
39.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 98789
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 95159
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 92355
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 92240
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 90085
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 88896
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 83557
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 83011
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 82938
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 81783
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 77697
42.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 75742
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 132465
2.4%
1
Bahrain
KWD 131623
3.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 131302
3.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 128934
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 128934
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 124862
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 101875
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 101848
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 79103
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 75374
44.5%
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%.