Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,119 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,848 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.3%
96.7%
Net pay
3.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,848 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 8,119 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.74 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.3% tax rate now rises to 7.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 97,428 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 94,173 KWD per year, or 7,848 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.3% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 84762
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 79404
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 78430
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 74695
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 62753
35.6%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 57252
41.2%
6
Romania
KWD 56995
41.5%
7
Poland
KWD 56921
41.6%
8
Spain
KWD 55844
42.7%
9
Norway
KWD 55585
43.0%
10
Austria
KWD 55497
43.0%
11
Greece
KWD 55191
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 53864
44.7%
13
France
KWD 52420
46.2%
14
Luxembourg
KWD 52104
46.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 52018
46.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 51653
47.0%
17
Germany
KWD 51385
47.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 51313
47.3%
19
Italy
KWD 46443
52.3%
20
Finland
KWD 40573
58.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 38087
60.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 37845
61.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 61247
37.1%
1
Canada
KWD 52453
46.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 85598
12.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 81873
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 78623
19.3%
3
Thailand
KWD 67560
30.7%
4
Indonesia
KWD 67002
31.2%
5
Taiwan
KWD 66193
32.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 64700
33.6%
7
Vietnam
KWD 63832
34.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 62700
35.6%
9
Philippines
KWD 62646
35.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 62607
35.7%
11
China
KWD 62306
36.1%
12
Japan
KWD 60616
37.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 59764
38.7%
14
Australia
KWD 57536
41.0%
15
India
KWD 48627
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 86470
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 70808
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 68876
29.3%
3
Uruguay
KWD 67550
30.7%
4
Panama
KWD 67074
31.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 66664
31.6%
6
Chile
KWD 65943
32.3%
7
Mexico
KWD 64808
33.5%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 64733
33.6%
9
Argentina
KWD 63326
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 62093
36.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 59766
38.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 70932
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 68355
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 66309
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 66112
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 64755
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 64006
34.3%
6
Zambia
KWD 60008
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 59733
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 59697
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 58808
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 56637
41.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 54681
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 94173
3.3%
1
Bahrain
KWD 93714
3.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 93010
4.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 92557
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 92557
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 89634
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 73156
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 73129
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 56802
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 56228
42.3%
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%.