Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,035 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,764 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.9%
98.1%
Net pay
1.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,764 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 14,035 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 1.9% tax rate now rises to 4.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 168,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 165,165 KWD per year, or 13,764 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% 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 146525
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 137262
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 135578
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 129359
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 99385
41.0%
5
Romania
KWD 98526
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 97780
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 94946
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 93991
44.2%
9
Norway
KWD 92926
44.8%
10
Austria
KWD 92701
45.0%
11
Spain
KWD 92662
45.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 90227
46.4%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 89602
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 87869
47.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 87156
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 85815
49.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 85389
49.3%
18
France
KWD 82415
51.1%
19
Italy
KWD 78660
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 66712
60.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 64624
61.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 63375
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 100367
40.4%
1
Canada
KWD 85443
49.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 149490
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 140796
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 133997
20.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 114993
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 113705
32.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 110845
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 109977
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 108788
35.4%
8
Philippines
KWD 106721
36.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 106005
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 105333
37.5%
11
China
KWD 101351
39.8%
12
Japan
KWD 98878
41.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 97251
42.3%
14
Australia
KWD 95162
43.5%
15
India
KWD 83414
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 149304
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 122277
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 116529
30.8%
3
Panama
KWD 114461
32.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 110953
34.1%
5
Uruguay
KWD 110667
34.3%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 110629
34.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 109969
34.7%
8
Argentina
KWD 109471
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 108538
35.6%
10
Peru
KWD 105576
37.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 100264
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 122579
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 118049
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 114597
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 114552
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 111716
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 110151
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 103668
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 102920
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 102753
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 101403
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 95682
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 93727
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 165165
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 164002
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 163996
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 159999
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 159999
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 154946
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 126400
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 126373
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 98148
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 91724
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%.