Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,274 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,003 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
12,003 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 12,274 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 147,288 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 144,033 KWD per year, or 12,003 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 128141
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 120040
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 118567
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 113087
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 88529
39.9%
5
Romania
KWD 86163
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 85618
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 83112
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 83055
43.6%
9
Norway
KWD 81811
44.5%
10
Spain
KWD 81716
44.5%
11
Austria
KWD 81708
44.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 79403
46.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 78440
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 77198
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 76588
48.0%
16
Germany
KWD 75572
48.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 75246
48.9%
18
France
KWD 73521
50.1%
19
Italy
KWD 69070
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 58932
60.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 56724
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 55767
62.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 88820
39.7%
1
Canada
KWD 75623
48.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 130472
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 123257
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 117514
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100707
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 99969
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 97109
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 96241
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 96109
34.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 93601
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 93115
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 92827
37.0%
11
China
KWD 89729
39.1%
12
Japan
KWD 87490
40.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 86235
41.5%
14
Australia
KWD 83962
43.0%
15
India
KWD 73059
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 130600
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 106956
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 102345
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 100356
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 97833
33.6%
5
Mexico
KWD 97217
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 97079
34.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 96967
34.2%
8
Chile
KWD 95859
34.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 95735
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 92632
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 88209
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 107205
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 103257
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 100223
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 100133
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 97737
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96415
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 90672
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90054
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 89948
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 88724
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 84060
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 82104
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 144033
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 143075
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 142870
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 139924
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 139924
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 135505
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 110551
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 110524
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 85841
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 81158
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%.