Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,325 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,054 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
9,054 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 9,325 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.64 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.9% tax rate now rises to 6.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 111,900 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 108,645 KWD per year, or 9,054 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 97353
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 91199
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 90080
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 85839
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 70349
37.1%
5
Romania
KWD 65462
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 65250
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 64742
42.1%
8
Spain
KWD 63366
43.4%
9
Greece
KWD 63295
43.4%
10
Norway
KWD 63197
43.5%
11
Austria
KWD 63145
43.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 61277
45.2%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 59748
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 59327
47.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 58891
47.4%
16
France
KWD 58552
47.7%
17
Germany
KWD 58417
47.8%
18
Ireland
KWD 58259
47.9%
19
Italy
KWD 53011
52.6%
20
Finland
KWD 45902
59.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 43497
61.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 43028
61.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 69250
38.1%
1
Canada
KWD 59178
47.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 98622
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 93884
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 89912
19.7%
3
Thailand
KWD 76967
31.2%
4
Indonesia
KWD 76785
31.4%
5
Taiwan
KWD 74876
33.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 74107
33.8%
7
Vietnam
KWD 73239
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 71631
36.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 71528
36.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 71435
36.2%
11
China
KWD 70265
37.2%
12
Japan
KWD 68418
38.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 67576
39.6%
14
Australia
KWD 65206
41.7%
15
India
KWD 55719
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 99279
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 81300
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 78590
29.8%
3
Panama
KWD 76734
31.4%
4
Uruguay
KWD 76339
31.8%
5
Colombia
KWD 75492
32.5%
6
Chile
KWD 74626
33.3%
7
Mexico
KWD 74215
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 74089
33.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 72733
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 70957
36.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 68022
39.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 81460
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 78485
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 76152
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 75987
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 74328
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 73413
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 68908
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 68503
38.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 68508
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 67491
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 64596
42.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 62641
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 108645
2.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 108041
3.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 107482
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 106305
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 106305
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 102948
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 84010
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 83983
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 65230
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 63464
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%.