Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,290 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 6,154 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
6,154 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 6,290 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.48 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 150,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 147,705 KWD per year, or 12,309 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 131335
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 123032
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 121523
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 115915
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 90416
40.1%
5
Romania
KWD 88312
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 87731
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 85169
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 84955
43.7%
9
Norway
KWD 83742
44.5%
10
Spain
KWD 83618
44.6%
11
Austria
KWD 83619
44.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 81284
46.2%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 80379
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 79052
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 78425
48.1%
16
Germany
KWD 77352
48.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 77008
49.0%
18
France
KWD 75074
50.3%
19
Italy
KWD 70736
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 60284
60.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 58097
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 57089
62.2%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 90850
39.8%
1
Canada
KWD 77329
48.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 133776
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 126304
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 120378
20.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 103190
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 102356
32.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 99496
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 98628
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 98312
34.9%
8
Philippines
KWD 95881
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 95355
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 95021
37.1%
11
China
KWD 91748
39.2%
12
Japan
KWD 89469
40.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 88149
41.6%
14
Australia
KWD 85908
43.1%
15
India
KWD 74858
50.4%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 133850
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 109618
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 104809
30.6%
3
Panama
KWD 102807
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 100063
33.7%
5
Mexico
KWD 99604
34.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 99341
34.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 99319
34.2%
8
Argentina
KWD 98122
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 98062
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 94882
37.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 90304
40.2%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 109877
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 105827
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 102721
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 102638
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 100166
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 98802
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 92930
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 92290
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 92173
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 90927
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 86079
43.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 84124
44.3%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 147705
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 146711
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 146542
2.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 143412
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 143412
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 138883
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 113305
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 113278
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 87979
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 82994
45.0%
10
Show more
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%.