Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,936 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,665 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
5,665 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 5,936 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 71,232 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,977 KWD per year, or 5,665 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 61972
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 58054
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 57342
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 54524
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 48694
31.6%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 43696
38.7%
6
Poland
KWD 41844
41.3%
7
Norway
KWD 41805
41.3%
8
Spain
KWD 41751
41.4%
9
Romania
KWD 41671
41.5%
10
Austria
KWD 41538
41.7%
11
France
KWD 40845
42.7%
12
Greece
KWD 40521
43.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 40446
43.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38789
45.6%
15
Ireland
KWD 38739
45.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 38553
45.9%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 38267
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 37868
46.8%
19
Italy
KWD 34556
51.5%
20
Finland
KWD 30928
56.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 29724
58.3%
22
Belgium
KWD 28295
60.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46821
34.3%
1
Canada
KWD 40280
43.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 62021
12.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 60130
15.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 58108
18.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 50533
29.1%
4
Taiwan
KWD 50475
29.1%
5
Indonesia
KWD 49294
30.8%
6
China
KWD 47898
32.8%
7
Pakistan
KWD 47673
33.1%
8
Vietnam
KWD 46804
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 46721
34.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46563
34.6%
11
Philippines
KWD 46383
34.9%
12
Japan
KWD 45898
35.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 45436
36.2%
14
Australia
KWD 43652
38.7%
15
India
KWD 36424
48.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 63284
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 51815
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 51481
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 51292
28.0%
4
Colombia
KWD 50380
29.3%
5
Chile
KWD 50153
29.6%
6
Panama
KWD 49588
30.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 47797
32.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 47769
32.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 46299
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 46048
35.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 44822
37.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 51874
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 50018
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 48490
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 48238
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 47426
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46979
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 43897
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 43859
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 43748
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 43090
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 42229
40.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 40273
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67977
4.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 67780
4.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 67670
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 67670
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 66814
6.2%
5
Oman
KWD 65533
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53509
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53482
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 43130
39.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 41545
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%.