Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,363 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,092 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.2%
96.8%
Net pay
3.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,092 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 8,363 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
6.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.2% tax rate now rises to 6.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 100,356 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 97,101 KWD per year, or 8,092 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.2% 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 87310
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 81790
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 80787
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 76950
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 64324
35.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 58768
41.4%
6
Romania
KWD 58708
41.5%
7
Poland
KWD 58606
41.6%
8
Spain
KWD 57374
42.8%
9
Norway
KWD 57125
43.1%
10
Austria
KWD 57046
43.2%
11
Greece
KWD 56830
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 55364
44.8%
13
France
KWD 53669
46.5%
14
Luxembourg
KWD 53650
46.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 53497
46.7%
16
Sweden
KWD 53118
47.1%
17
Germany
KWD 52821
47.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 52718
47.5%
19
Italy
KWD 47772
52.4%
20
Finland
KWD 41651
58.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 39181
61.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 38872
61.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 62866
37.4%
1
Canada
KWD 53814
46.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 88233
12.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 84303
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 80907
19.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 69463
30.8%
4
Indonesia
KWD 68981
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 67950
32.3%
6
Pakistan
KWD 66603
33.6%
7
Vietnam
KWD 65735
34.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 64486
35.7%
9
Philippines
KWD 64464
35.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 64393
35.8%
11
China
KWD 63916
36.3%
12
Japan
KWD 62197
38.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 61350
38.9%
14
Australia
KWD 59088
41.1%
15
India
KWD 50062
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 89061
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 72930
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 70841
29.4%
3
Uruguay
KWD 69328
30.9%
4
Panama
KWD 69029
31.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 68450
31.8%
6
Chile
KWD 67700
32.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 66711
33.5%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 66626
33.6%
9
Argentina
KWD 65229
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 63887
36.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 61436
38.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 73062
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 70405
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 68300
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 68110
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 66691
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 65910
34.3%
6
Zambia
KWD 61808
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 61508
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 61480
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 60564
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 58247
42.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 56291
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 97101
3.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 96613
3.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 95938
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 95338
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 95338
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 92328
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 75352
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 75325
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 58507
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 57692
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%.