Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,609 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
8,609 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 8,880 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
6.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.1% tax rate now rises to 6.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 106,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 103,305 KWD per year, or 8,609 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 92707
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 86846
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 85781
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 81727
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 67606
36.6%
5
Romania
KWD 62338
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 62177
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 61978
41.8%
8
Spain
KWD 60594
43.1%
9
Norway
KWD 60388
43.3%
10
Austria
KWD 60324
43.4%
11
Greece
KWD 60305
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 58542
45.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 56927
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 56630
46.9%
15
France
KWD 56293
47.2%
16
Sweden
KWD 56220
47.2%
17
Germany
KWD 55829
47.6%
18
Ireland
KWD 55696
47.7%
19
Italy
KWD 50588
52.5%
20
Finland
KWD 43936
58.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 41500
61.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 41105
61.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66297
37.8%
1
Canada
KWD 56697
46.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 93816
12.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89452
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 85746
19.5%
3
Thailand
KWD 73496
31.0%
4
Indonesia
KWD 73175
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 71672
32.7%
6
Pakistan
KWD 70636
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 69768
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 68316
35.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 68271
35.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 68178
36.0%
11
China
KWD 67328
36.8%
12
Japan
KWD 65540
38.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 64701
39.3%
14
Australia
KWD 62376
41.5%
15
India
KWD 53102
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 94552
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 77428
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 75006
29.6%
3
Panama
KWD 73170
31.3%
4
Uruguay
KWD 73096
31.4%
5
Colombia
KWD 72235
32.2%
6
Chile
KWD 71422
33.0%
7
Mexico
KWD 70744
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 70637
33.7%
9
Argentina
KWD 69262
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 67687
36.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 64975
39.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 77576
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 74747
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 72520
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 72343
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 70795
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 69942
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 65624
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 65267
38.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 65257
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 64287
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 61659
42.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 59704
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 103305
3.1%
1
Bahrain
KWD 102755
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 102142
4.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 101232
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 101232
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 98035
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 80005
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 79978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 62120
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 60794
43.0%
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%.