Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,929 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
12,929 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 13,200 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.46 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.1% tax rate now rises to 4.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 158,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 155,145 KWD per year, or 12,929 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.1% 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 137808
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 129096
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 127512
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 121644
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 94238
40.5%
5
Romania
KWD 92664
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 92013
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 89335
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 88806
43.9%
9
Norway
KWD 87656
44.7%
10
Austria
KWD 87490
44.8%
11
Spain
KWD 87472
44.8%
12
Denmark
KWD 85095
46.3%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 84309
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 82809
47.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 82145
48.1%
16
Germany
KWD 80958
48.9%
17
Ireland
KWD 80579
49.1%
18
France
KWD 78221
50.6%
19
Italy
KWD 74113
53.2%
20
Finland
KWD 63023
60.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 60878
61.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 59768
62.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 94920
40.1%
1
Canada
KWD 80787
49.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 140472
11.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 132479
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 126182
20.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 108219
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 107192
32.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 104332
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 103464
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 102776
35.1%
8
Philippines
KWD 100500
36.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 99893
36.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 99421
37.2%
11
China
KWD 95840
39.5%
12
Japan
KWD 93478
41.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 92027
41.9%
14
Australia
KWD 89851
43.3%
15
India
KWD 78504
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 140435
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 115012
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 109803
30.7%
3
Panama
KWD 107773
32.0%
4
Uruguay
KWD 104582
34.0%
5
Mexico
KWD 104440
34.1%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 104151
34.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 103857
34.4%
8
Argentina
KWD 102958
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 102526
35.3%
10
Peru
KWD 99439
37.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 94548
40.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 115289
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 111035
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 107782
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 107715
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 105087
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 103638
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 97506
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 96820
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 96681
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 95391
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 90171
43.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 88216
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 155145
2.1%
1
Bahrain
KWD 154076
2.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 153982
2.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 150480
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 150480
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 145728
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 118885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 118858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 92313
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 86714
45.3%
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%.