Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,208 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 58,937 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
58,937 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 59,208 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 710,496 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 707,241 KWD per year, or 58,937 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 618132
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 579054
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 571949
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 546758
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 415640
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 409769
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 398509
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 384299
45.9%
8
Norway
KWD 378058
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 375926
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 374515
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 373458
47.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 367887
48.2%
13
Netherlands
KWD 361618
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 359440
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 358246
49.6%
16
Italy
KWD 356292
49.9%
17
Germany
KWD 348587
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 345585
51.4%
19
France
KWD 306328
56.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 267251
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 266305
62.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 258522
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 389462
45.2%
1
Canada
KWD 337348
52.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 637359
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 590719
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 556816
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 481436
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 466054
34.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 463194
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 462326
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 443259
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 436672
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 434034
38.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 425153
40.2%
11
China
KWD 399493
43.8%
12
Japan
KWD 391019
45.0%
13
Australia
KWD 382462
46.2%
14
South Korea
KWD 379828
46.5%
15
India
KWD 148735
79.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 629085
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 515282
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 480398
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 476297
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 463302
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 461820
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 461081
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 440622
38.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 439903
38.1%
9
Peru
KWD 437597
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 433784
39.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 409500
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 516939
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 497503
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 484424
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 483317
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 470299
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 462501
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 437045
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 432963
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 431245
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 426648
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 393824
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 391868
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 707241
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 706078
0.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 700651
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 674971
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 674971
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 653656
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 532957
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 532930
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 413859
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 362762
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%.