Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,785 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,514 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
8,514 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 8,785 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.68 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 105,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 102,165 KWD per year, or 8,514 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 91715
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 85917
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 84863
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 80849
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 67020
36.4%
5
Romania
KWD 61671
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 61521
41.6%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 61388
41.8%
8
Spain
KWD 60002
43.1%
9
Norway
KWD 59788
43.3%
10
Austria
KWD 59721
43.4%
11
Greece
KWD 59666
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 57958
45.0%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 56325
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 56054
46.8%
15
France
KWD 55811
47.1%
16
Sweden
KWD 55650
47.2%
17
Germany
KWD 55276
47.6%
18
Ireland
KWD 55149
47.7%
19
Italy
KWD 50070
52.5%
20
Finland
KWD 43516
58.7%
21
Belgium
KWD 41074
61.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 40695
61.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 65667
37.7%
1
Canada
KWD 56167
46.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 92790
12.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 88506
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 84857
19.5%
3
Thailand
KWD 72755
31.0%
4
Indonesia
KWD 72405
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 70988
32.7%
6
Pakistan
KWD 69895
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 69027
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 67608
35.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 67575
35.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 67482
36.0%
11
China
KWD 66701
36.7%
12
Japan
KWD 64926
38.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 64088
39.2%
14
Australia
KWD 61772
41.4%
15
India
KWD 52544
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 93543
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 76602
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 74241
29.6%
3
Panama
KWD 72409
31.3%
4
Uruguay
KWD 72404
31.3%
5
Colombia
KWD 71539
32.1%
6
Chile
KWD 70738
32.9%
7
Mexico
KWD 70003
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 69900
33.7%
9
Argentina
KWD 68521
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 66988
36.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 64325
39.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 76746
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 73949
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 71745
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 71565
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 70041
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 69201
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 64923
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 64576
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 64563
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 63603
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 61032
42.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 59077
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 102165
3.1%
1
Bahrain
KWD 101626
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 101002
4.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 100149
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 100149
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 96986
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 79150
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 79123
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 61456
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 60224
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%.