Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,285 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,014 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.2%
97.8%
Net pay
2.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,014 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 12,285 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.49 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 147,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 144,165 KWD per year, or 12,014 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% 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 128255
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 120147
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 118673
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 113189
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 88597
39.9%
5
Romania
KWD 86241
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 85694
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 83186
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 83123
43.6%
9
Norway
KWD 81880
44.5%
10
Spain
KWD 81784
44.5%
11
Austria
KWD 81777
44.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 79471
46.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 78509
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 77264
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 76654
48.0%
16
Germany
KWD 75636
48.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 75309
48.9%
18
France
KWD 73577
50.1%
19
Italy
KWD 69130
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 58980
60.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 56774
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 55815
62.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 88893
39.7%
1
Canada
KWD 75684
48.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 130590
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 123366
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 117617
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100797
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 100055
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 97195
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 96327
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 96188
34.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 93683
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 93195
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 92906
37.0%
11
China
KWD 89801
39.1%
12
Japan
KWD 87561
40.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 86304
41.5%
14
Australia
KWD 84032
43.0%
15
India
KWD 73124
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 130717
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 107052
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 102433
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 100444
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 97913
33.6%
5
Mexico
KWD 97303
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 97159
34.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 97053
34.2%
8
Chile
KWD 95938
34.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 95821
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 92713
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 88284
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 107301
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 103349
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 100313
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 100223
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 97824
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96501
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 90753
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90135
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 90028
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 88803
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 84132
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 82177
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 144165
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 143206
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 143002
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 140049
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 140049
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 135626
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 110650
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 110623
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 85918
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 81224
44.9%
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%.