Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,900 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,629 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.0%
97.0%
Net pay
3.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,629 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 8,900 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% tax rate now rises to 6.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 106,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 103,545 KWD per year, or 8,629 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 92916
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 87042
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 85974
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 81912
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 67729
36.6%
5
Romania
KWD 62478
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 62315
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 62103
41.9%
8
Spain
KWD 60719
43.2%
9
Norway
KWD 60514
43.3%
10
Austria
KWD 60451
43.4%
11
Greece
KWD 60439
43.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 58665
45.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 57054
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 56751
46.9%
15
France
KWD 56394
47.2%
16
Sweden
KWD 56340
47.3%
17
Germany
KWD 55945
47.6%
18
Ireland
KWD 55811
47.7%
19
Italy
KWD 50696
52.5%
20
Finland
KWD 44024
58.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 41590
61.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 41192
61.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66430
37.8%
1
Canada
KWD 56808
46.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 94032
12.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89651
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 85934
19.5%
3
Thailand
KWD 73652
31.0%
4
Indonesia
KWD 73338
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 71816
32.8%
6
Pakistan
KWD 70792
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 69924
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 68465
35.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 68417
35.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 68324
36.0%
11
China
KWD 67460
36.8%
12
Japan
KWD 65670
38.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 64831
39.3%
14
Australia
KWD 62503
41.5%
15
India
KWD 53220
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 94765
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 77602
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 75167
29.6%
3
Panama
KWD 73330
31.3%
4
Uruguay
KWD 73242
31.4%
5
Colombia
KWD 72381
32.2%
6
Chile
KWD 71566
33.0%
7
Mexico
KWD 70900
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 70792
33.7%
9
Argentina
KWD 69418
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 67834
36.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 65112
39.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 77750
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 74915
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 72683
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 72507
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 70954
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 70098
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 65772
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 65412
38.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 65403
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 64431
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 61791
42.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 59836
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 103545
3.1%
1
Bahrain
KWD 102992
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 102382
4.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 101460
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 101460
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 98256
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 80185
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 80158
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 62260
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 60914
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%.