Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,510 KWD
Pension
- 201 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 12.55 KWD
Total tax
- 251 KWD
Net pay
* 2,259 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.0%
90.0%
Net pay
10.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,259 KWD
Net pay
301 KWD
Tax the employer pays
251 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
552 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 301 KWD to pay you 2,510 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.20 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 30,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,010 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,110 KWD per year, or 2,259 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.0% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21697
28.0%
1
Canada
KWD 20005
33.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 26007
13.7%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 25020
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 24603
18.3%
3
Taiwan
KWD 24353
19.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 23104
23.3%
5
South Korea
KWD 22132
26.5%
6
China
KWD 21766
27.7%
7
Indonesia
KWD 21502
28.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21476
28.7%
9
Australia
KWD 21376
29.0%
10
Japan
KWD 21113
29.9%
11
Pakistan
KWD 20950
30.4%
12
Malaysia
KWD 20625
31.5%
13
Philippines
KWD 20563
31.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 20082
33.3%
15
India
KWD 16950
43.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26897
10.7%
1
Chile
KWD 23543
21.8%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23445
22.2%
3
Uruguay
KWD 22280
26.0%
4
Panama
KWD 22146
26.5%
5
Colombia
KWD 22092
26.7%
6
Brazil
KWD 22009
26.9%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 21870
27.4%
8
Ecuador
KWD 21300
29.3%
9
Peru
KWD 20867
30.7%
10
Mexico
KWD 20774
31.0%
11
Argentina
KWD 19576
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21965
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 21239
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 20526
31.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 20256
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 20230
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 20186
33.0%
6
South Africa
KWD 19617
34.9%
7
Morocco
KWD 18945
37.1%
8
Cameroon
KWD 18717
37.9%
9
Zambia
KWD 18613
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 18423
38.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 17662
41.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28614
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 28614
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 27710
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 27710
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 27110
10.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27108
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22675
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 22648
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 20787
31.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 17601
41.6%
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%.