Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,376 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,105 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
12,105 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 12,376 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 148,512 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 145,257 KWD per year, or 12,105 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 129205
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 121037
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 119552
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 114030
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 89158
40.0%
5
Romania
KWD 86880
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 86322
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 83798
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 83688
43.7%
9
Norway
KWD 82455
44.5%
10
Spain
KWD 82350
44.6%
11
Austria
KWD 82345
44.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 80030
46.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 79086
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 77816
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 77200
48.0%
16
Germany
KWD 76165
48.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 75833
48.9%
18
France
KWD 74039
50.2%
19
Italy
KWD 69625
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 59382
60.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 57182
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 56208
62.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 89496
39.7%
1
Canada
KWD 76192
48.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 131573
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 124272
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 118469
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 101535
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 100765
32.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 97905
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 97036
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 96843
34.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 94361
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 93861
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 93558
37.0%
11
China
KWD 90402
39.1%
12
Japan
KWD 88149
40.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 86873
41.5%
14
Australia
KWD 84610
43.0%
15
India
KWD 73659
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131683
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 107843
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 103166
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 101173
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 98576
33.6%
5
Mexico
KWD 98013
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 97825
34.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 97758
34.2%
8
Chile
KWD 96594
35.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 96531
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 93382
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 88907
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 108096
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 104114
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 101056
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 100968
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98547
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 97211
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 91424
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90799
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 90689
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 89458
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 84733
43.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 82777
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 145257
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 144287
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 144094
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 141086
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 141086
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 136631
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 111469
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 111442
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 86554
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 81770
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%.