Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,089 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
5,089 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 5,360 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.12 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 64,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 61,065 KWD per year, or 5,089 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 55958
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 52421
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 51778
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 49202
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 44769
30.4%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 40085
37.7%
6
Norway
KWD 38170
40.7%
7
Spain
KWD 38032
40.9%
8
Poland
KWD 37866
41.1%
9
Austria
KWD 37855
41.2%
10
France
KWD 37780
41.3%
11
Romania
KWD 37627
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 36906
42.6%
13
Greece
KWD 36650
43.0%
14
Ireland
KWD 35421
44.9%
15
Netherlands
KWD 35299
45.1%
16
Sweden
KWD 35096
45.4%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 34605
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 34298
46.7%
19
Italy
KWD 31419
51.2%
20
Finland
KWD 28383
55.9%
21
Portugal
KWD 27507
57.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 25711
60.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 43019
33.1%
1
Canada
KWD 37050
42.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 55800
13.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 54393
15.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 52588
18.2%
3
Taiwan
KWD 46328
28.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 46040
28.4%
5
Indonesia
KWD 44621
30.6%
6
China
KWD 44074
31.5%
7
Pakistan
KWD 43180
32.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 42504
33.9%
9
Vietnam
KWD 42312
34.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 42294
34.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 42092
34.6%
12
Japan
KWD 41821
35.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 41610
35.3%
14
Australia
KWD 39989
37.8%
15
India
KWD 33655
47.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 57167
11.1%
1
Brazil
KWD 46804
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 46652
27.5%
3
Uruguay
KWD 46550
27.6%
4
Colombia
KWD 45995
28.5%
5
Chile
KWD 45707
28.9%
6
Panama
KWD 44975
30.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 43328
32.6%
8
Mexico
KWD 43252
32.8%
9
Peru
KWD 41815
35.0%
10
Argentina
KWD 41806
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 40879
36.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 46846
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 45179
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 43789
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 43522
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 42854
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42486
34.0%
6
Morocco
KWD 39670
38.3%
7
Zambia
KWD 39646
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 39539
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 38943
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 38427
40.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 36472
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 61104
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 61104
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 61065
5.1%
3
Bahrain
KWD 60937
5.3%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 59902
6.9%
5
Oman
KWD 59174
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48325
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48298
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 39674
38.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 37519
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%.