Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,636 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,365 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.1%
97.9%
Net pay
2.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,365 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 12,636 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
4.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.1% tax rate now rises to 4.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 151,632 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 148,377 KWD per year, or 12,365 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 131920
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 123580
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 122064
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 116432
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 90761
40.1%
5
Romania
KWD 88705
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 88118
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 85545
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 85303
43.7%
9
Norway
KWD 84096
44.5%
10
Austria
KWD 83969
44.6%
11
Spain
KWD 83966
44.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 81628
46.2%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 80734
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 79391
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 78761
48.1%
16
Germany
KWD 77677
48.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 77331
49.0%
18
France
KWD 75358
50.3%
19
Italy
KWD 71041
53.2%
20
Finland
KWD 60531
60.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 58348
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 57331
62.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 91222
39.8%
1
Canada
KWD 77642
48.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 134381
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 126862
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 120903
20.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 103644
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 102793
32.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 99933
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 99064
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 98715
34.9%
8
Philippines
KWD 96298
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 95765
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 95422
37.1%
11
China
KWD 92118
39.3%
12
Japan
KWD 89831
40.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 88499
41.6%
14
Australia
KWD 86264
43.1%
15
India
KWD 75187
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 134445
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 110105
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 105260
30.6%
3
Panama
KWD 103255
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 100471
33.7%
5
Mexico
KWD 100041
34.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 99776
34.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 99728
34.2%
8
Argentina
KWD 98559
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 98466
35.1%
10
Peru
KWD 95293
37.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 90687
40.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 110365
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 106298
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 103178
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 103097
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 100610
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 99239
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 93343
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 92699
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 92580
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 91330
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 86449
43.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 84493
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 148377
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 147376
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 147214
2.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 144050
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 144050
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 139501
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 113809
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 113782
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 88371
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 83330
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%.