Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,147 KWD
Pension
- 91.76 KWD
Social Security
** - 28.68 KWD
Unemployment
- 5.74 KWD
Total tax
- 126 KWD
Net pay
* 1,021 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,021 KWD
Net pay
138 KWD
Tax the employer pays
126 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
264 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 138 KWD to pay you 1,147 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,764 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,514 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,250 KWD per year, or 1,021 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 11975
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 11770
14.5%
2
Hungary
KWD 11218
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 11080
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 10835
21.3%
5
Ireland
KWD 10835
21.3%
6
France
KWD 10698
22.3%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 10582
23.1%
8
Norway
KWD 10374
24.6%
9
Spain
KWD 10095
26.7%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 9933
27.8%
11
Sweden
KWD 9708
29.5%
12
Austria
KWD 9656
29.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 9273
32.6%
14
Greece
KWD 9165
33.4%
15
Germany
KWD 8864
35.6%
16
Poland
KWD 8768
36.3%
17
Netherlands
KWD 8662
37.1%
18
Finland
KWD 8370
39.2%
19
Italy
KWD 8288
39.8%
20
Romania
KWD 8052
41.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 8007
41.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 6775
50.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10914
20.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9859
28.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12421
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 11658
15.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11547
16.1%
3
Chile
KWD 11318
17.8%
4
Ecuador
KWD 11162
18.9%
5
Panama
KWD 10919
20.7%
6
Colombia
KWD 10647
22.6%
7
Peru
KWD 10334
24.9%
8
Brazil
KWD 10151
26.3%
9
Mexico
KWD 10121
26.5%
10
Uruguay
KWD 9474
31.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 8944
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10066
26.9%
1
South Africa
KWD 9991
27.4%
2
Kenya
KWD 9790
28.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 9625
30.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 9411
31.6%
5
Nigeria
KWD 9400
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 9177
33.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 9034
34.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 8758
36.4%
9
Uganda
KWD 8666
37.0%
10
Senegal
KWD 8609
37.5%
11
Zambia
KWD 8554
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13076
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 13076
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12663
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 12663
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12388
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 12250
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 10911
20.7%
7
Egypt
KWD 10408
24.4%
8
Lebanon
KWD 10381
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 8075
41.3%
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%.