Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,463 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,192 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
8,192 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 8,463 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.71 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.2% tax rate now rises to 6.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 101,556 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 98,301 KWD per year, or 8,192 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 88354
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 82768
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 81753
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 77874
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 64969
36.0%
5
Romania
KWD 59410
41.5%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 59389
41.5%
7
Poland
KWD 59297
41.6%
8
Spain
KWD 57997
42.9%
9
Norway
KWD 57756
43.1%
10
Austria
KWD 57680
43.2%
11
Greece
KWD 57502
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 55979
44.9%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 54284
46.6%
14
France
KWD 54176
46.7%
15
Netherlands
KWD 54103
46.7%
16
Sweden
KWD 53718
47.1%
17
Germany
KWD 53403
47.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 53294
47.5%
19
Italy
KWD 48317
52.4%
20
Finland
KWD 42093
58.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 39630
61.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 39304
61.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 63530
37.4%
1
Canada
KWD 54371
46.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 89313
12.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 85299
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 81843
19.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 70243
30.8%
4
Indonesia
KWD 69793
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 68670
32.4%
6
Pakistan
KWD 67383
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 66515
34.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 65218
35.8%
9
Philippines
KWD 65209
35.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 65125
35.9%
11
China
KWD 64576
36.4%
12
Japan
KWD 62843
38.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 62001
39.0%
14
Australia
KWD 59724
41.2%
15
India
KWD 50650
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 90124
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 73800
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 71647
29.5%
3
Uruguay
KWD 70057
31.0%
4
Panama
KWD 69830
31.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 69182
31.9%
6
Chile
KWD 68420
32.6%
7
Mexico
KWD 67491
33.5%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 67401
33.6%
9
Argentina
KWD 66009
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 64622
36.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 62121
38.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 73935
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 71245
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 69117
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 68929
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 67485
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 66690
34.3%
6
Zambia
KWD 62546
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 62235
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 62210
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 61284
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 58907
42.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 56951
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 98301
3.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 97801
3.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 97138
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 96478
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 96478
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 93432
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 76252
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 76225
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 59206
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 58292
42.6%
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%.