Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,809 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
13,809 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 14,080 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 168,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 165,705 KWD per year, or 13,809 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 146995
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 137702
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 136013
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 129775
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 99663
41.0%
5
Romania
KWD 98842
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 98091
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 95249
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 94270
44.2%
9
Norway
KWD 93210
44.8%
10
Austria
KWD 92982
45.0%
11
Spain
KWD 92942
45.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 90504
46.4%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 89887
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 88142
47.8%
15
Sweden
KWD 87426
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 86077
49.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 85648
49.3%
18
France
KWD 82639
51.1%
19
Italy
KWD 78905
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 66911
60.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 64825
61.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 63569
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 100660
40.4%
1
Canada
KWD 85694
49.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 149976
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 141244
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 134418
20.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 115358
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 114056
32.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 111196
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 110328
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 109112
35.4%
8
Philippines
KWD 107056
36.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 106335
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 105652
37.5%
11
China
KWD 101648
39.8%
12
Japan
KWD 99169
41.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 97532
42.3%
14
Australia
KWD 95448
43.5%
15
India
KWD 83678
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 149782
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 122668
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 116892
30.8%
3
Panama
KWD 114822
32.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 111304
34.1%
5
Uruguay
KWD 110995
34.3%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 110978
34.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 110298
34.7%
8
Argentina
KWD 109822
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 108862
35.6%
10
Peru
KWD 105907
37.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 100572
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 122972
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 118427
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 114965
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 114920
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 112073
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 110502
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 104000
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 103249
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 103081
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 101727
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 95979
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 94024
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 165705
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 164542
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 164531
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 160512
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 160512
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 155443
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 126805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 126778
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 98463
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 91994
45.6%
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%.