Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,496 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,225 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
12,225 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 12,496 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.48 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 149,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 146,697 KWD per year, or 12,225 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 90293
39.8%
1
Canada
KWD 76861
48.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 132869
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 125468
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 119592
20.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 102508
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 101701
32.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 98841
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 97972
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 97707
34.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 95255
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 94740
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 94418
37.0%
11
China
KWD 91194
39.2%
12
Japan
KWD 88925
40.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 87624
41.6%
14
Australia
KWD 85374
43.1%
15
India
KWD 74364
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 132958
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 108887
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 104133
30.6%
3
Panama
KWD 102134
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 99451
33.7%
5
Mexico
KWD 98949
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 98704
34.2%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 98689
34.2%
8
Argentina
KWD 97467
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 97458
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 94264
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 89729
40.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 109143
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 105122
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 102035
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 101951
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 99499
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 98147
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 92310
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 91676
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 91562
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 90322
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 85525
43.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 83569
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 146697
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 145713
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 145534
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 142454
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 142454
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 137956
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 112549
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 112522
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 87392
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 82490
45.0%
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%.