Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,769 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.5%
95.5%
Net pay
4.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,769 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 6,040 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.5% tax rate now rises to 9.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 72,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 69,225 KWD per year, or 5,769 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.5% 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 63058
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 59071
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 58346
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 55485
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 49364
31.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 44342
38.8%
6
Poland
KWD 42562
41.3%
7
Norway
KWD 42462
41.4%
8
Spain
KWD 42422
41.5%
9
Romania
KWD 42401
41.5%
10
Austria
KWD 42203
41.8%
11
France
KWD 41396
42.9%
12
Greece
KWD 41220
43.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 41085
43.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 39420
45.6%
15
Ireland
KWD 39338
45.7%
16
Sweden
KWD 39177
46.0%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 38926
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 38512
46.9%
19
Italy
KWD 35122
51.5%
20
Finland
KWD 31387
56.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 30111
58.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 28761
60.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 47508
34.5%
1
Canada
KWD 40859
43.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 63144
12.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 61166
15.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 59086
18.5%
3
Thailand
KWD 51344
29.2%
4
Taiwan
KWD 51224
29.3%
5
Indonesia
KWD 50137
30.8%
6
China
KWD 48584
33.0%
7
Pakistan
KWD 48484
33.1%
8
Vietnam
KWD 47616
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 47482
34.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 47329
34.7%
11
Philippines
KWD 47158
34.9%
12
Japan
KWD 46634
35.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 46126
36.4%
14
Australia
KWD 44313
38.9%
15
India
KWD 36924
49.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 64389
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 52720
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 52372
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 52130
28.1%
4
Colombia
KWD 51164
29.4%
5
Chile
KWD 50955
29.7%
6
Panama
KWD 50421
30.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 48604
32.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 48585
33.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 47110
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 46813
35.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45534
37.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 52782
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 50891
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 49339
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 49089
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 48251
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 47790
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 44665
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 44615
38.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 44507
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 43839
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 42915
40.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 40960
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 69225
4.5%
1
Bahrain
KWD 69015
4.8%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 68856
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 68856
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 68062
6.1%
5
Oman
KWD 66682
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 54445
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 54418
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 43754
39.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 42272
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%.