Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,867 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,596 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.0%
98.0%
Net pay
2.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,596 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 13,867 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.43 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2% tax rate now rises to 4.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 166,404 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 163,149 KWD per year, or 13,596 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.0% 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 144771
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 135619
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 133955
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 127807
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 98350
40.9%
5
Romania
KWD 97346
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 96620
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 93817
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 92948
44.1%
9
Norway
KWD 91866
44.8%
10
Austria
KWD 91653
44.9%
11
Spain
KWD 91618
44.9%
12
Denmark
KWD 89195
46.4%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 88537
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 86851
47.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 86148
48.2%
16
Germany
KWD 84838
49.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 84421
49.3%
18
France
KWD 81580
51.0%
19
Italy
KWD 77745
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 65970
60.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 63870
61.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 62649
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 99271
40.3%
1
Canada
KWD 84506
49.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 147676
11.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 139123
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 132425
20.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 113630
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 112395
32.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 109535
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 108666
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 107578
35.4%
8
Philippines
KWD 105469
36.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 104775
37.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 104144
37.4%
11
China
KWD 100242
39.8%
12
Japan
KWD 97792
41.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 96200
42.2%
14
Australia
KWD 94093
43.5%
15
India
KWD 82426
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 147519
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 120815
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 115176
30.8%
3
Panama
KWD 113116
32.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 109643
34.1%
5
Uruguay
KWD 109443
34.2%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 109326
34.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 108739
34.7%
8
Argentina
KWD 108160
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 107329
35.5%
10
Peru
KWD 104341
37.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 99114
40.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 121112
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 116638
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 113226
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 113176
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 110382
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 108841
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 102428
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 101693
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 101532
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 100193
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 94573
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 92618
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 163149
2.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 162000
2.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 161986
2.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 158084
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 158084
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 153092
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 124888
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 124861
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 96974
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 90716
45.5%
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%.