Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,300 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 12,164 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.1%
98.9%
Net pay
1.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,164 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 12,300 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.24 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 295,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 291,945 KWD per year, or 24,329 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 256824
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 240588
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 237636
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 226980
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 172692
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 170748
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 165943
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 164667
44.2%
8
Norway
KWD 159613
45.9%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 159600
45.9%
10
Spain
KWD 158334
46.4%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 156567
47.0%
12
Austria
KWD 156242
47.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 155166
47.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 151893
48.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 150558
49.0%
16
Germany
KWD 147272
50.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 146243
50.5%
18
Italy
KWD 136192
53.9%
19
France
KWD 134810
54.3%
20
Finland
KWD 113393
61.6%
21
Belgium
KWD 112014
62.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 109016
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 168109
43.1%
1
Canada
KWD 144358
51.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 263592
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 246023
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 232886
21.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 200696
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 196112
33.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 193252
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 192384
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 185430
37.2%
8
Taiwan
KWD 184856
37.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 183341
37.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 180132
39.0%
11
China
KWD 171080
42.1%
12
Japan
KWD 167204
43.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 163339
44.7%
14
Australia
KWD 162355
45.0%
15
India
KWD 100947
65.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 261514
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 214192
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 201630
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 199087
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 193360
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 192592
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 191878
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 187668
36.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 187302
36.6%
9
Chile
KWD 184606
37.5%
10
Peru
KWD 183229
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 172588
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 214811
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 206795
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 201057
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 200833
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 195581
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 192558
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 181638
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 180110
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 179581
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 177471
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 165411
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 163456
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 291945
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 290782
1.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 289508
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 280440
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 280440
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 271584
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 221485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 221458
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 171986
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 155114
47.5%
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%.