Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,304 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,033 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
8,033 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 8,304 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.72 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.3% tax rate now rises to 7.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 99,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 96,393 KWD per year, or 8,033 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 86694
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 81213
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 80217
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 76405
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 63945
35.8%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 58401
41.4%
6
Romania
KWD 58294
41.5%
7
Poland
KWD 58199
41.6%
8
Spain
KWD 57007
42.8%
9
Norway
KWD 56752
43.1%
10
Austria
KWD 56672
43.1%
11
Greece
KWD 56434
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 55001
44.8%
13
France
KWD 53369
46.4%
14
Luxembourg
KWD 53276
46.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 53139
46.7%
16
Sweden
KWD 52764
47.1%
17
Germany
KWD 52478
47.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 52378
47.4%
19
Italy
KWD 47451
52.4%
20
Finland
KWD 41391
58.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 38917
61.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 38617
61.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 62475
37.3%
1
Canada
KWD 53485
46.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 87596
12.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 83715
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 80355
19.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 69003
30.8%
4
Indonesia
KWD 68503
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 67525
32.2%
6
Pakistan
KWD 66143
33.6%
7
Vietnam
KWD 65275
34.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 64054
35.7%
9
Philippines
KWD 64025
35.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 63962
35.8%
11
China
KWD 63527
36.3%
12
Japan
KWD 61815
38.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 60967
38.8%
14
Australia
KWD 58712
41.1%
15
India
KWD 49715
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 88435
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 72417
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 70366
29.4%
3
Uruguay
KWD 68898
30.9%
4
Panama
KWD 68556
31.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 68019
31.7%
6
Chile
KWD 67275
32.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 66251
33.5%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 66168
33.6%
9
Argentina
KWD 64769
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 63453
36.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 61032
38.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 72547
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 69909
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 67819
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 67627
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 66223
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 65449
34.3%
6
Zambia
KWD 61373
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 61078
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 61049
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 60140
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 57858
41.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 55902
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 96393
3.3%
1
Bahrain
KWD 95912
3.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 95230
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 94666
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 94666
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 91676
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 74821
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 74794
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 58095
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 57338
42.5%
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%.