Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,925 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,654 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
5,654 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 5,925 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.6% tax rate now rises to 9.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 71,100 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,845 KWD per year, or 5,654 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 61857
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 57947
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 57235
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 54423
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 48623
31.6%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 43628
38.6%
6
Poland
KWD 41768
41.3%
7
Norway
KWD 41736
41.3%
8
Spain
KWD 41680
41.4%
9
Romania
KWD 41594
41.5%
10
Austria
KWD 41468
41.7%
11
France
KWD 40787
42.6%
12
Greece
KWD 40447
43.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 40379
43.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38723
45.5%
15
Ireland
KWD 38675
45.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 38487
45.9%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 38197
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 37800
46.8%
19
Italy
KWD 34496
51.5%
20
Finland
KWD 30879
56.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 29684
58.3%
22
Belgium
KWD 28246
60.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46749
34.3%
1
Canada
KWD 40218
43.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 61902
12.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 60020
15.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 58005
18.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 50447
29.1%
4
Taiwan
KWD 50396
29.1%
5
Indonesia
KWD 49204
30.8%
6
China
KWD 47825
32.7%
7
Pakistan
KWD 47587
33.1%
8
Vietnam
KWD 46719
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 46640
34.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46481
34.6%
11
Philippines
KWD 46301
34.9%
12
Japan
KWD 45820
35.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 45363
36.2%
14
Australia
KWD 43582
38.7%
15
India
KWD 36371
48.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 63168
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 51720
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 51387
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 51203
28.0%
4
Colombia
KWD 50298
29.3%
5
Chile
KWD 50068
29.6%
6
Panama
KWD 49500
30.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 47712
32.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 47683
32.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 46213
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 45967
35.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 44747
37.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 51778
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 49925
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 48400
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 48148
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 47339
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46893
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 43816
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 43779
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 43667
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 43011
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 42156
40.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 40201
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67845
4.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 67649
4.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 67545
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 67545
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 66682
6.2%
5
Oman
KWD 65412
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53410
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53383
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 43064
39.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 41468
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%.