Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,146 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,875 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.3%
94.7%
Net pay
5.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,875 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 5,146 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.17 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.3% tax rate now rises to 11.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 61,752 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 58,497 KWD per year, or 4,875 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.3% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 53724
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 50328
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 49710
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 47225
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 43293
29.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 38674
37.4%
6
Norway
KWD 36819
40.4%
7
Spain
KWD 36650
40.7%
8
France
KWD 36616
40.7%
9
Austria
KWD 36479
40.9%
10
Poland
KWD 36388
41.1%
11
Romania
KWD 36125
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 35590
42.4%
13
Greece
KWD 35212
43.0%
14
Ireland
KWD 34188
44.6%
15
Netherlands
KWD 34002
44.9%
16
Sweden
KWD 33812
45.3%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 33221
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 32965
46.6%
19
Italy
KWD 30254
51.0%
20
Finland
KWD 27437
55.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 26518
57.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 24751
59.9%
23
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 44978
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 43382
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 42042
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 41769
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 41155
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 40817
33.9%
6
Morocco
KWD 38114
38.3%
7
Zambia
KWD 38067
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 37976
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 37402
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 37015
40.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 35059
43.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 58664
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 58664
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 58497
5.3%
3
Bahrain
KWD 58395
5.4%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 57334
7.2%
5
Oman
KWD 56812
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 46399
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 46372
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 38366
37.9%
9
Turkey
KWD 36024
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%.