Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,940 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,669 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
5,669 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 5,940 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 71,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 68,025 KWD per year, or 5,669 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46848
34.3%
1
Canada
KWD 40302
43.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 62064
12.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 60170
15.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 58146
18.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 50564
29.1%
4
Taiwan
KWD 50504
29.2%
5
Indonesia
KWD 49326
30.8%
6
China
KWD 47924
32.8%
7
Pakistan
KWD 47704
33.1%
8
Vietnam
KWD 46836
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 46750
34.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46592
34.6%
11
Philippines
KWD 46413
34.9%
12
Japan
KWD 45926
35.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 45462
36.2%
14
Australia
KWD 43677
38.7%
15
India
KWD 36443
48.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 63327
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 51850
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 51515
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 51324
28.0%
4
Colombia
KWD 50411
29.3%
5
Chile
KWD 50184
29.6%
6
Panama
KWD 49620
30.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 47828
32.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 47801
32.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 46330
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 46078
35.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 44849
37.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 51909
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 50051
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 48523
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 48271
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 47458
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 47010
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 43927
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 43888
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 43777
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 43119
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 42255
40.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 40300
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 68025
4.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 67827
4.8%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 67716
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 67716
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 66862
6.2%
5
Oman
KWD 65578
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53545
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53518
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 43154
39.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 41573
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%.