Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
144,036 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 140,781 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.3%
97.7%
Net pay
2.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
140,781 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 144,036 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.50 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.3% tax rate now rises to 4.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 144,036 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 140,781 KWD per year, or 11,732 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.3% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 125311
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 117389
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 115949
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 110583
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 86858
39.7%
5
Romania
KWD 84261
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 83746
41.9%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 81372
43.5%
8
Greece
KWD 81291
43.6%
9
Norway
KWD 80100
44.4%
10
Spain
KWD 80031
44.4%
11
Austria
KWD 80016
44.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 77738
46.0%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 76722
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 75555
47.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 74962
48.0%
16
Germany
KWD 73995
48.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 73685
48.8%
18
France
KWD 72145
49.9%
19
Italy
KWD 67594
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 57734
59.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 55509
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 54597
62.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 87021
39.6%
1
Canada
KWD 74112
48.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 127545
11.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 120557
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 114978
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 98509
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 97855
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 94995
34.1%
6
Taiwan
KWD 94158
34.6%
7
Vietnam
KWD 94127
34.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 91582
36.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 91131
36.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 90883
36.9%
11
China
KWD 87940
39.0%
12
Japan
KWD 85737
40.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 84540
41.3%
14
Australia
KWD 82238
42.9%
15
India
KWD 71465
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 127722
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 104598
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 100162
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 98185
31.8%
4
Uruguay
KWD 95857
33.5%
5
Mexico
KWD 95103
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 95095
34.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 94865
34.1%
8
Chile
KWD 93908
34.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 93621
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 90641
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 86354
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 104839
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 100981
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 98011
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 97914
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 95586
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 94302
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 88672
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 88074
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 87977
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 86772
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 82271
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 80315
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 140781
2.3%
1
Bahrain
KWD 139856
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 139618
3.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 136834
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 136834
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 132513
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 108112
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 108085
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 83947
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 79532
44.8%
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%.