Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,275 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,004 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
9,004 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 9,275 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 111,300 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 108,045 KWD per year, or 9,004 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.9% 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 96831
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 90710
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 89597
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 85377
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 70041
37.1%
5
Romania
KWD 65110
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 64905
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 64431
42.1%
8
Spain
KWD 63054
43.4%
9
Greece
KWD 62959
43.4%
10
Norway
KWD 62881
43.5%
11
Austria
KWD 62828
43.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 60970
45.2%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 59431
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 59024
47.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 58591
47.4%
16
France
KWD 58298
47.6%
17
Germany
KWD 58126
47.8%
18
Ireland
KWD 57971
47.9%
19
Italy
KWD 52739
52.6%
20
Finland
KWD 45681
59.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 43272
61.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 42812
61.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 68918
38.1%
1
Canada
KWD 58899
47.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 98082
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 93386
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 89444
19.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 76577
31.2%
4
Indonesia
KWD 76380
31.4%
5
Taiwan
KWD 74516
33.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 73717
33.8%
7
Vietnam
KWD 72849
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 71259
36.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 71162
36.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 71069
36.2%
11
China
KWD 69935
37.2%
12
Japan
KWD 68095
38.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 67253
39.6%
14
Australia
KWD 64888
41.7%
15
India
KWD 55425
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 98748
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 80865
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 78188
29.8%
3
Panama
KWD 76334
31.4%
4
Uruguay
KWD 75975
31.7%
5
Colombia
KWD 75126
32.5%
6
Chile
KWD 74266
33.3%
7
Mexico
KWD 73825
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 73701
33.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 72343
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 70590
36.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 67679
39.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 81024
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 78065
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 75744
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 75577
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 73931
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 73023
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 68539
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 68139
38.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 68143
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 67131
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 64266
42.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 62311
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 108045
2.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 107447
3.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 106882
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 105735
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 105735
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 102396
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 83560
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 83533
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 64881
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 63164
43.3%
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%.