Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,832 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,561 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.6%
94.4%
Net pay
5.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,561 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 4,832 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.24 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.6% tax rate now rises to 11.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 57,984 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 54,729 KWD per year, or 4,561 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.6% 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 50446
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 47257
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 46677
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 44323
23.6%
4
Switzerland
KWD 41122
29.1%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 36536
37.0%
6
France
KWD 34899
39.8%
7
Norway
KWD 34837
39.9%
8
Spain
KWD 34623
40.3%
9
Austria
KWD 34371
40.7%
10
Poland
KWD 34219
41.0%
11
Romania
KWD 33921
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 33660
42.0%
13
Greece
KWD 33102
42.9%
14
Ireland
KWD 32380
44.2%
15
Netherlands
KWD 32099
44.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 31927
44.9%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 31189
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 31009
46.5%
19
Italy
KWD 28544
50.8%
20
Finland
KWD 26050
55.1%
21
Portugal
KWD 25068
56.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 23343
59.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 39356
32.1%
1
Canada
KWD 34040
41.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 50098
13.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 49134
15.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 47481
18.1%
3
Taiwan
KWD 42462
26.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 41893
27.8%
5
China
KWD 40463
30.2%
6
Indonesia
KWD 40338
30.4%
7
Pakistan
KWD 39062
32.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 38639
33.4%
9
Malaysia
KWD 38303
33.9%
10
Vietnam
KWD 38193
34.1%
11
Philippines
KWD 38158
34.2%
12
Japan
KWD 38084
34.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 38067
34.4%
14
Australia
KWD 36631
36.8%
15
India
KWD 31038
46.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 51559
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 42399
26.9%
2
Brazil
KWD 42211
27.2%
3
Uruguay
KWD 42030
27.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 41972
27.6%
5
Chile
KWD 41632
28.2%
6
Panama
KWD 40745
29.7%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 39201
32.4%
8
Mexico
KWD 39110
32.6%
9
Peru
KWD 37934
34.6%
10
Argentina
KWD 37687
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 37264
35.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 42236
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 40744
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 39479
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 39198
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 38662
33.3%
5
Mozambique
KWD 38368
33.8%
6
Morocco
KWD 35831
38.2%
7
Zambia
KWD 35750
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 35682
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 35141
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 34942
39.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 32987
43.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 55085
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 55085
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 54729
5.6%
3
Bahrain
KWD 54664
5.7%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 53566
7.6%
5
Oman
KWD 53345
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 43573
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 43546
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 36308
37.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 33829
41.7%
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%.