Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,333 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,062 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.3%
96.7%
Net pay
3.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,062 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 8,333 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.72 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.3% tax rate now rises to 6.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 99,996 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 96,741 KWD per year, or 8,062 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.3% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 62667
37.3%
1
Canada
KWD 53646
46.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 72800
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 70153
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 68055
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 67864
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 66453
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 65676
34.3%
6
Zambia
KWD 61587
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 61289
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 61261
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 60348
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 58049
42.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 56093
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 96741
3.3%
1
Bahrain
KWD 96256
3.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 95578
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 94996
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 94996
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 91996
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 75082
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 75055
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 58297
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 57512
42.5%
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%.