Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,929 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.9%
97.1%
Net pay
2.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,929 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 9,200 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.65 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.9% tax rate now rises to 6.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 110,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 107,145 KWD per year, or 8,929 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.0% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 96048
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 89976
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 88872
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 84684
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 69579
37.0%
5
Romania
KWD 64584
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 64387
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 63966
42.1%
8
Spain
KWD 62587
43.3%
9
Greece
KWD 62455
43.4%
10
Norway
KWD 62408
43.5%
11
Austria
KWD 62352
43.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 60509
45.2%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 58956
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 58569
47.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 58141
47.3%
16
France
KWD 57917
47.5%
17
Germany
KWD 57690
47.7%
18
Ireland
KWD 57539
47.9%
19
Italy
KWD 52330
52.6%
20
Finland
KWD 45349
58.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 42936
61.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 42488
61.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 68420
38.0%
1
Canada
KWD 58481
47.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 97272
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 92639
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 88742
19.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 75992
31.2%
4
Indonesia
KWD 75771
31.4%
5
Taiwan
KWD 73976
33.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 73132
33.8%
7
Vietnam
KWD 72264
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 70700
36.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 70613
36.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 70520
36.1%
11
China
KWD 69440
37.1%
12
Japan
KWD 67610
38.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 66769
39.5%
14
Australia
KWD 64411
41.7%
15
India
KWD 54984
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 97951
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 80212
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 77583
29.7%
3
Panama
KWD 75733
31.4%
4
Uruguay
KWD 75428
31.7%
5
Colombia
KWD 74577
32.5%
6
Chile
KWD 73726
33.2%
7
Mexico
KWD 73240
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 73119
33.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 71758
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 70039
36.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 67166
39.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 80369
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 77435
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 75132
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 74963
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 73335
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 72438
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 67986
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 67594
38.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 67595
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 66591
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 63771
42.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 61816
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 107145
3.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 106556
3.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 105982
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 104880
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 104880
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 101568
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 82885
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 82858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 64357
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 62714
43.2%
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%.