Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,984 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,713 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.4%
94.6%
Net pay
5.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,713 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 4,984 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.21 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.4% tax rate now rises to 11.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 59,808 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 56,553 KWD per year, or 4,713 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.4% 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 52033
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 48744
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 48145
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 45728
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 42176
29.5%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 37571
37.2%
6
Norway
KWD 35796
40.2%
7
France
KWD 35736
40.3%
8
Spain
KWD 35604
40.5%
9
Austria
KWD 35393
40.8%
10
Poland
KWD 35269
41.0%
11
Romania
KWD 34988
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 34595
42.2%
13
Greece
KWD 34124
42.9%
14
Ireland
KWD 33255
44.4%
15
Netherlands
KWD 33020
44.8%
16
Sweden
KWD 32840
45.1%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 32173
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 31956
46.6%
19
Italy
KWD 29371
50.9%
20
Finland
KWD 26721
55.3%
21
Portugal
KWD 25770
56.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 24025
59.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 40457
32.4%
1
Canada
KWD 34907
41.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 51740
13.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 50648
15.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 48952
18.2%
3
Taiwan
KWD 43581
27.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 43092
28.0%
5
Indonesia
KWD 41571
30.5%
6
China
KWD 41503
30.6%
7
Pakistan
KWD 40247
32.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 39752
33.5%
9
Malaysia
KWD 39452
34.0%
10
Vietnam
KWD 39379
34.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 39291
34.3%
12
Japan
KWD 39159
34.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 39092
34.6%
14
Australia
KWD 37597
37.1%
15
India
KWD 31847
46.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53173
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 43624
27.1%
2
Brazil
KWD 43533
27.2%
3
Uruguay
KWD 43331
27.6%
4
Colombia
KWD 43130
27.9%
5
Chile
KWD 42805
28.4%
6
Panama
KWD 41963
29.8%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 40396
32.5%
8
Mexico
KWD 40302
32.6%
9
Peru
KWD 39051
34.7%
10
Argentina
KWD 38873
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38305
36.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43563
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 42021
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 40720
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 40443
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 39869
33.3%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39553
33.9%
6
Morocco
KWD 36936
38.2%
7
Zambia
KWD 36871
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 36792
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 36236
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 35946
39.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 33990
43.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 56818
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 56818
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 56553
5.4%
3
Bahrain
KWD 56470
5.6%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 55390
7.4%
5
Oman
KWD 55023
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 44941
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 44914
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 37304
37.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 34892
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%.