Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,569 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
8,569 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 8,840 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 106,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 102,825 KWD per year, or 8,569 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 92290
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 86455
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 85394
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 81357
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 67360
36.5%
5
Romania
KWD 62057
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 61900
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 61730
41.8%
8
Spain
KWD 60345
43.1%
9
Norway
KWD 60136
43.3%
10
Austria
KWD 60070
43.4%
11
Greece
KWD 60036
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 58296
45.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 56674
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 56388
46.8%
15
France
KWD 56090
47.1%
16
Sweden
KWD 55980
47.2%
17
Germany
KWD 55596
47.6%
18
Ireland
KWD 55466
47.7%
19
Italy
KWD 50370
52.5%
20
Finland
KWD 43759
58.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 41321
61.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 40933
61.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66032
37.8%
1
Canada
KWD 56474
46.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 93384
12.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89054
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 85372
19.5%
3
Thailand
KWD 73184
31.0%
4
Indonesia
KWD 72851
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 71384
32.7%
6
Pakistan
KWD 70324
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 69456
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 68018
35.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 67978
35.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 67885
36.0%
11
China
KWD 67064
36.8%
12
Japan
KWD 65282
38.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 64443
39.3%
14
Australia
KWD 62121
41.4%
15
India
KWD 52867
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 94128
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 77080
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 74684
29.6%
3
Panama
KWD 72849
31.3%
4
Uruguay
KWD 72805
31.4%
5
Colombia
KWD 71942
32.2%
6
Chile
KWD 71134
32.9%
7
Mexico
KWD 70432
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 70326
33.7%
9
Argentina
KWD 68950
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 67393
36.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 64701
39.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 77226
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 74411
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 72194
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 72016
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 70478
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 69630
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 65329
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 64976
38.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 64965
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 63999
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 61395
42.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 59440
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 102825
3.1%
1
Bahrain
KWD 102279
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 101662
4.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 100776
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 100776
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 97594
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 79645
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 79618
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 61841
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 60554
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%.