Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,753 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,482 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.1%
96.9%
Net pay
3.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,482 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 8,753 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.69 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.1% tax rate now rises to 6.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 105,036 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 101,781 KWD per year, or 8,482 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.1% 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 91381
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 85604
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 84554
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 80553
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 66823
36.4%
5
Romania
KWD 61446
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 61300
41.6%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 61190
41.7%
8
Spain
KWD 59803
43.1%
9
Norway
KWD 59586
43.3%
10
Austria
KWD 59519
43.3%
11
Greece
KWD 59451
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 57761
45.0%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 56122
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 55860
46.8%
15
France
KWD 55648
47.0%
16
Sweden
KWD 55458
47.2%
17
Germany
KWD 55090
47.6%
18
Ireland
KWD 54965
47.7%
19
Italy
KWD 49896
52.5%
20
Finland
KWD 43374
58.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 40931
61.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 40557
61.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 65454
37.7%
1
Canada
KWD 55988
46.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 92445
12.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 88187
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 84558
19.5%
3
Thailand
KWD 72505
31.0%
4
Indonesia
KWD 72145
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 70758
32.6%
6
Pakistan
KWD 69645
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 68777
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 67370
35.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 67341
35.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 67248
36.0%
11
China
KWD 66490
36.7%
12
Japan
KWD 64719
38.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 63881
39.2%
14
Australia
KWD 61568
41.4%
15
India
KWD 52355
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 93204
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 76323
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 73983
29.6%
3
Uruguay
KWD 72170
31.3%
4
Panama
KWD 72153
31.3%
5
Colombia
KWD 71305
32.1%
6
Chile
KWD 70508
32.9%
7
Mexico
KWD 69753
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 69651
33.7%
9
Argentina
KWD 68271
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 66753
36.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 64106
39.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 76467
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 73681
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 71484
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 71303
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 69787
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 68952
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 64687
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 64344
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 64329
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 63372
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 60821
42.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 58865
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 101781
3.1%
1
Bahrain
KWD 101246
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 100618
4.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 99784
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 99784
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 96633
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 78862
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 78835
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 61233
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 60032
42.9%
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%.