Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,211 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,940 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.2%
94.8%
Net pay
5.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,940 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 5,211 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.15 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.2% tax rate now rises to 10.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 62,532 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,277 KWD per year, or 4,940 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.2% 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 54403
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 50964
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 50338
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 47825
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 43741
30.1%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 39117
37.5%
6
Norway
KWD 37229
40.5%
7
Spain
KWD 37070
40.7%
8
France
KWD 36970
40.9%
9
Austria
KWD 36902
41.0%
10
Poland
KWD 36837
41.1%
11
Romania
KWD 36581
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 35990
42.5%
13
Greece
KWD 35649
43.0%
14
Ireland
KWD 34563
44.7%
15
Netherlands
KWD 34396
45.0%
16
Sweden
KWD 34202
45.3%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 33641
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 33370
46.6%
19
Italy
KWD 30608
51.1%
20
Finland
KWD 27724
55.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 26819
57.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 25043
60.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42035
32.8%
1
Canada
KWD 36200
42.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 54191
13.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 52909
15.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 51147
18.2%
3
Taiwan
KWD 45252
27.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 44878
28.2%
5
Indonesia
KWD 43412
30.6%
6
China
KWD 43055
31.2%
7
Pakistan
KWD 42018
32.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 41414
33.8%
9
Malaysia
KWD 41168
34.2%
10
Vietnam
KWD 41149
34.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 40982
34.5%
12
Japan
KWD 40766
34.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 40621
35.0%
14
Australia
KWD 39041
37.6%
15
India
KWD 32939
47.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 55584
11.1%
1
Brazil
KWD 45508
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 45452
27.3%
3
Uruguay
KWD 45274
27.6%
4
Colombia
KWD 44860
28.3%
5
Chile
KWD 44557
28.7%
6
Panama
KWD 43781
30.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 42172
32.6%
8
Mexico
KWD 42083
32.7%
9
Peru
KWD 40719
34.9%
10
Argentina
KWD 40644
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 39859
36.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 45545
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 43928
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 42572
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 42302
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 41671
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 41324
33.9%
6
Morocco
KWD 38587
38.3%
7
Zambia
KWD 38547
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 38451
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 37870
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 37444
40.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 35488
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 59405
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 59405
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 59277
5.2%
3
Bahrain
KWD 59167
5.4%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 58114
7.1%
5
Oman
KWD 57529
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 46984
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 46957
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 38780
38.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 36478
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%.