Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
60,250 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 59,979 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
59,979 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 60,250 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 723,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 719,745 KWD per year, or 59,979 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 629010
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 589245
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 582015
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 556386
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 422955
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 416966
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 405511
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 390915
45.9%
8
Norway
KWD 384635
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 382531
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 380986
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 379935
47.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 374292
48.2%
13
Netherlands
KWD 367932
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 365558
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 364499
49.6%
16
Italy
KWD 363115
49.8%
17
Germany
KWD 354648
51.0%
18
Ireland
KWD 351587
51.4%
19
France
KWD 311492
56.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 271925
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 270909
62.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 263024
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 396127
45.2%
1
Canada
KWD 343159
52.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 648612
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 601097
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 566570
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 489889
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 474182
34.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 471322
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 470454
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 451022
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 444299
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 441536
38.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 432530
40.2%
11
China
KWD 406370
43.8%
12
Japan
KWD 397757
45.0%
13
Australia
KWD 389089
46.2%
14
South Korea
KWD 386346
46.6%
15
India
KWD 150174
79.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 640152
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 524347
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 488791
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 484644
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 471430
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 469948
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 469165
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 448249
38.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 447497
38.1%
9
Peru
KWD 445256
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 441286
39.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 416633
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 526036
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 506255
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 492955
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 491823
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 478570
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 470628
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 444735
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 440576
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 438822
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 434151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 400701
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 398746
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 719745
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 718582
0.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 713030
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 686850
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 686850
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 665160
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 542335
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 542308
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 421141
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 369014
49.0%
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%.