Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,885 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,614 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.6%
95.4%
Net pay
4.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,614 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 5,885 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.6% tax rate now rises to 9.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 70,620 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,365 KWD per year, or 5,614 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.6% 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 61439
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 57555
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 56849
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 54053
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 48365
31.5%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 43379
38.6%
6
Poland
KWD 41492
41.3%
7
Norway
KWD 41484
41.3%
8
Spain
KWD 41421
41.4%
9
Romania
KWD 41313
41.5%
10
Austria
KWD 41212
41.6%
11
France
KWD 40575
42.6%
12
Greece
KWD 40178
43.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 40133
43.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38480
45.5%
15
Ireland
KWD 38445
45.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 38247
45.8%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 37944
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 37552
46.8%
19
Italy
KWD 34278
51.5%
20
Finland
KWD 30702
56.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 29535
58.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 28066
60.3%
23
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 51429
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 49589
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 48074
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 47820
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 47021
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46581
34.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 43521
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 43488
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 43375
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 42723
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 41892
40.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 39937
43.5%
12
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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%.