Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,328 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,057 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.1%
94.9%
Net pay
5.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,057 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 5,328 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.13 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.1% tax rate now rises to 10.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 63,936 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 60,681 KWD per year, or 5,057 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.1% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 55624
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 52108
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 51468
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 48906
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 44548
30.3%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 39881
37.6%
6
Norway
KWD 37968
40.6%
7
Spain
KWD 37825
40.8%
8
Austria
KWD 37650
41.1%
9
Poland
KWD 37645
41.1%
10
France
KWD 37606
41.2%
11
Romania
KWD 37403
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 36709
42.6%
13
Greece
KWD 36435
43.0%
14
Ireland
KWD 35237
44.9%
15
Netherlands
KWD 35105
45.1%
16
Sweden
KWD 34904
45.4%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 34398
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 34099
46.7%
19
Italy
KWD 31245
51.1%
20
Finland
KWD 28241
55.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 27359
57.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 25568
60.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42808
33.1%
1
Canada
KWD 36867
42.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 55455
13.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 54074
15.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 52279
18.2%
3
Taiwan
KWD 46098
27.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 45790
28.4%
5
Indonesia
KWD 44361
30.6%
6
China
KWD 43856
31.4%
7
Pakistan
KWD 42930
32.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 42270
33.9%
9
Vietnam
KWD 42062
34.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 42052
34.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 41853
34.5%
12
Japan
KWD 41594
34.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 41398
35.3%
14
Australia
KWD 39785
37.8%
15
India
KWD 33501
47.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 56827
11.1%
1
Brazil
KWD 46526
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 46394
27.4%
3
Uruguay
KWD 46276
27.6%
4
Colombia
KWD 45751
28.4%
5
Chile
KWD 45460
28.9%
6
Panama
KWD 44718
30.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 43080
32.6%
8
Mexico
KWD 43001
32.7%
9
Peru
KWD 41579
35.0%
10
Argentina
KWD 41556
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 40660
36.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 46567
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 44911
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 43527
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 43260
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 42600
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42237
33.9%
6
Morocco
KWD 39437
38.3%
7
Zambia
KWD 39410
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 39305
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 38712
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 38216
40.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 36260
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 60739
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 60739
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 60681
5.1%
3
Bahrain
KWD 60557
5.3%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 59518
6.9%
5
Oman
KWD 58821
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48037
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48010
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 39482
38.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 37296
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%.