Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,089 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
12,089 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 12,360 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
4.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 148,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 145,065 KWD per year, or 12,089 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 129038
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 120881
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 119398
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 113882
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 89059
40.0%
5
Romania
KWD 86767
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 86212
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 83690
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 83589
43.6%
9
Norway
KWD 82354
44.5%
10
Spain
KWD 82250
44.6%
11
Austria
KWD 82245
44.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 79932
46.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 78985
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 77719
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 77104
48.0%
16
Germany
KWD 76072
48.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 75741
48.9%
18
France
KWD 73957
50.1%
19
Italy
KWD 69538
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 59312
60.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 57110
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 56139
62.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 89390
39.7%
1
Canada
KWD 76103
48.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 131400
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 124113
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 118319
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 101405
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 100640
32.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 97780
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 96912
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 96728
34.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 94242
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 93744
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 93443
37.0%
11
China
KWD 90296
39.1%
12
Japan
KWD 88046
40.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 86773
41.5%
14
Australia
KWD 84509
43.0%
15
India
KWD 73565
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131513
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 107704
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 103037
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 101045
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 98459
33.6%
5
Mexico
KWD 97888
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 97708
34.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 97634
34.2%
8
Chile
KWD 96478
35.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 96406
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 93265
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 88798
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 107956
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 103979
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 100925
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 100837
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98420
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 97086
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 91306
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90683
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 90573
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 89343
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 84627
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 82672
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 145065
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 144097
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 143902
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 140904
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 140904
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 136454
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 111325
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 111298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 86442
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 81674
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%.