Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,588 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,317 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
12,317 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 12,588 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 151,056 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 147,801 KWD per year, or 12,317 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 90903
39.8%
1
Canada
KWD 77374
48.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 133863
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 126384
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 120453
20.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 103255
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 102418
32.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 99558
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 98690
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 98370
34.9%
8
Philippines
KWD 95940
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 95413
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 95078
37.1%
11
China
KWD 91801
39.2%
12
Japan
KWD 89520
40.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 88199
41.6%
14
Australia
KWD 85959
43.1%
15
India
KWD 74905
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 133935
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 109688
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 104874
30.6%
3
Panama
KWD 102871
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 100121
33.7%
5
Mexico
KWD 99666
34.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 99403
34.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 99377
34.2%
8
Argentina
KWD 98184
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 98120
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 94940
37.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 90359
40.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 109946
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 105895
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 102786
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 102704
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 100229
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 98865
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 92989
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 92348
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 92231
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 90984
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 86132
43.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 84176
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 147801
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 146806
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 146638
2.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 143503
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 143503
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 138972
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 113377
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 113350
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 88035
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 83042
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%.