Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 58,733 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.5%
99.5%
Net pay
0.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
58,733 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 59,004 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.10 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.5% tax rate now rises to 1.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 708,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 704,793 KWD per year, or 58,733 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.5% 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 616002
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 577059
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 569979
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 544873
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 414208
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 408360
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 397138
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 383004
45.9%
8
Norway
KWD 376771
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 374633
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 373248
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 372189
47.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 366634
48.2%
13
Netherlands
KWD 360381
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 358242
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 357021
49.6%
16
Italy
KWD 354956
49.9%
17
Germany
KWD 347400
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 344410
51.4%
19
France
KWD 305317
56.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 266336
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 265403
62.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 257641
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 388157
45.2%
1
Canada
KWD 336210
52.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 635156
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 588687
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 554907
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 479781
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 464463
34.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 461603
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 460735
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 441740
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 435178
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 432565
38.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 423708
40.2%
11
China
KWD 398147
43.8%
12
Japan
KWD 389699
45.0%
13
Australia
KWD 381164
46.2%
14
South Korea
KWD 378552
46.5%
15
India
KWD 148454
79.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 626918
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 513507
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 478755
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 474663
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 461711
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 460229
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 459499
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 439129
38.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 438416
38.1%
9
Peru
KWD 436098
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 432315
38.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 408103
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 515158
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 495789
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 482753
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 481652
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 468680
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 460909
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 435539
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 431473
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 429762
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 425180
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 392478
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 390522
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 704793
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 703630
0.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 698228
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 672646
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 672646
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 651404
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 531121
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 531094
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 412433
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 361538
48.9%
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%.