Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,889 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
7,889 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 8,160 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 97,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 94,665 KWD per year, or 7,889 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 85190
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 79805
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 78826
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 75074
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 63017
35.6%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 57507
41.3%
6
Romania
KWD 57283
41.5%
7
Poland
KWD 57204
41.6%
8
Spain
KWD 56109
42.7%
9
Norway
KWD 55843
43.0%
10
Austria
KWD 55759
43.1%
11
Greece
KWD 55466
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 54116
44.7%
13
France
KWD 52637
46.2%
14
Luxembourg
KWD 52364
46.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 52267
46.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 51899
47.0%
17
Germany
KWD 51639
47.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 51549
47.4%
19
Italy
KWD 46667
52.3%
20
Finland
KWD 40754
58.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 38271
60.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 37998
61.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 61519
37.2%
1
Canada
KWD 52682
46.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 86040
12.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 82281
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 79007
19.3%
3
Thailand
KWD 67880
30.7%
4
Indonesia
KWD 67335
31.2%
5
Taiwan
KWD 66488
32.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 65020
33.6%
7
Vietnam
KWD 64152
34.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 63000
35.7%
9
Philippines
KWD 62952
35.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 62908
35.8%
11
China
KWD 62576
36.1%
12
Japan
KWD 60882
37.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 60031
38.7%
14
Australia
KWD 57797
41.0%
15
India
KWD 48869
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 86905
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 71164
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 69206
29.3%
3
Uruguay
KWD 67848
30.7%
4
Panama
KWD 67403
31.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 66965
31.6%
6
Chile
KWD 66238
32.4%
7
Mexico
KWD 65128
33.5%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 65051
33.6%
9
Argentina
KWD 63646
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 62395
36.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 60046
38.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 71290
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 68699
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 66643
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 66448
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 65080
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 64326
34.3%
6
Zambia
KWD 60310
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 60031
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 59997
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 59103
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 56907
41.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 54952
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 94665
3.3%
1
Bahrain
KWD 94201
3.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 93502
4.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 93024
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 93024
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 90086
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 73525
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 73498
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 57088
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 56474
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%.