Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,479 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,208 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
9,208 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 9,479 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.63 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.9% tax rate now rises to 6.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 113,748 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 110,493 KWD per year, or 9,208 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 98961
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 92705
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 91567
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 87262
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 71299
37.3%
5
Romania
KWD 66543
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 66314
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 65698
42.2%
8
Spain
KWD 64325
43.5%
9
Greece
KWD 64330
43.5%
10
Norway
KWD 64169
43.6%
11
Austria
KWD 64121
43.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 62224
45.3%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 60724
46.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 60260
47.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 59815
47.4%
16
France
KWD 59333
47.8%
17
Germany
KWD 59313
47.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 59146
48.0%
19
Italy
KWD 53849
52.7%
20
Finland
KWD 46582
59.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 44187
61.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 43693
61.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 70272
38.2%
1
Canada
KWD 60037
47.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 100286
11.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 95418
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 91353
19.7%
3
Thailand
KWD 78168
31.3%
4
Indonesia
KWD 78034
31.4%
5
Taiwan
KWD 75985
33.2%
6
Pakistan
KWD 75308
33.8%
7
Vietnam
KWD 74440
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 72778
36.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 72655
36.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 72562
36.2%
11
China
KWD 71282
37.3%
12
Japan
KWD 69414
39.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 68571
39.7%
14
Australia
KWD 66185
41.8%
15
India
KWD 56624
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 100914
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 82640
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 79831
29.8%
3
Panama
KWD 77968
31.5%
4
Uruguay
KWD 77462
31.9%
5
Colombia
KWD 76619
32.6%
6
Chile
KWD 75735
33.4%
7
Mexico
KWD 75416
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 75284
33.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 73934
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 72089
36.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 69076
39.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 82805
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 79779
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 77410
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 77248
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 75550
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 74614
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 70045
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 69633
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 69623
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 68600
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 65613
42.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 63657
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 110493
2.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 109871
3.4%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 109330
3.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 108061
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 108061
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 104648
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 85396
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 85369
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 66307
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 64388
43.4%
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%.