Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,929 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.2%
97.8%
Net pay
2.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,929 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 12,200 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.49 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 146,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 143,145 KWD per year, or 11,929 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% 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 127368
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 119316
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 117852
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 112404
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 88073
39.8%
5
Romania
KWD 85644
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 85106
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 82615
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 82596
43.6%
9
Norway
KWD 81344
44.4%
10
Spain
KWD 81256
44.5%
11
Austria
KWD 81246
44.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 78948
46.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 77971
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 76749
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 76144
48.0%
16
Germany
KWD 75141
48.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 74819
48.9%
18
France
KWD 73145
50.0%
19
Italy
KWD 68667
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 58605
60.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 56393
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 55448
62.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 88328
39.7%
1
Canada
KWD 75210
48.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 129672
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 122519
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 116822
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100107
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 99392
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 96532
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 95664
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 95576
34.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 93050
36.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 92573
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 92296
37.0%
11
China
KWD 89240
39.0%
12
Japan
KWD 87011
40.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 85772
41.4%
14
Australia
KWD 83491
43.0%
15
India
KWD 72624
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 129814
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 106312
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 101748
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 99763
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 97293
33.5%
5
Mexico
KWD 96640
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 96537
34.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 96393
34.2%
8
Chile
KWD 95326
34.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 95158
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 92089
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 87703
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 106559
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 102635
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 99619
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 99527
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 97149
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 95838
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 90126
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 89514
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 89410
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 88191
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 83571
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 81616
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 143145
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 142196
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 141982
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 139080
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 139080
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 134688
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 109885
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 109858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 85324
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 80714
44.9%
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%.