Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
155,232 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 151,977 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.1%
97.9%
Net pay
2.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
151,977 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 155,232 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.46 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.1% tax rate now rises to 4.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 155,232 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 151,977 KWD per year, or 12,665 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.1% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 135052
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 126514
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 124962
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 119204
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 92610
40.3%
5
Romania
KWD 90811
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 90190
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 87561
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 87166
43.9%
9
Norway
KWD 85989
44.6%
10
Austria
KWD 85842
44.7%
11
Spain
KWD 85831
44.7%
12
Denmark
KWD 83472
46.2%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 82636
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 81209
47.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 80561
48.1%
16
Germany
KWD 79422
48.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 79059
49.1%
18
France
KWD 76881
50.5%
19
Italy
KWD 72675
53.2%
20
Finland
KWD 61857
60.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 59694
61.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 58627
62.2%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 137621
11.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 129850
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 123711
20.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 106078
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 105133
32.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 102273
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 101404
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 100875
35.0%
8
Philippines
KWD 98533
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 97961
36.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 97552
37.2%
11
China
KWD 94098
39.4%
12
Japan
KWD 91771
40.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 90376
41.8%
14
Australia
KWD 88172
43.2%
15
India
KWD 76951
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 137631
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 112715
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 107677
30.6%
3
Panama
KWD 105658
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 102657
33.9%
5
Mexico
KWD 102381
34.1%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 102103
34.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 101924
34.3%
8
Argentina
KWD 100899
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 100626
35.2%
10
Peru
KWD 97498
37.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 92741
40.3%
12
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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%.