Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
61,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 60,729 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.4%
99.6%
Net pay
0.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
60,729 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 61,000 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 0.4% tax rate now rises to 1.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 732,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 728,745 KWD per year, or 60,729 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.4% 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 636840
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 596580
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 589260
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 563316
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 428220
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 422146
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 410551
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 395678
46.0%
8
Norway
KWD 389369
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 387285
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 385644
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 384597
47.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 378902
48.2%
13
Netherlands
KWD 372477
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 369962
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 369000
49.6%
16
Italy
KWD 368026
49.7%
17
Germany
KWD 359011
51.0%
18
Ireland
KWD 355907
51.4%
19
France
KWD 315209
56.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 275289
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 274223
62.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 266264
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 400924
45.2%
1
Canada
KWD 347341
52.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 656712
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 608567
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 573590
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 495973
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 480032
34.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 477172
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 476304
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 456610
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 449789
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 446936
38.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 437840
40.2%
11
China
KWD 411320
43.8%
12
Japan
KWD 402608
45.0%
13
Australia
KWD 393859
46.2%
14
South Korea
KWD 391038
46.6%
15
India
KWD 151210
79.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 648118
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 530872
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 494832
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 490651
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 477280
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 475798
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 474983
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 453739
38.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 452963
38.1%
9
Peru
KWD 450769
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 446686
39.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 421767
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 532583
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 512555
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 499096
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 497945
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 484524
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 476478
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 450270
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 446056
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 444276
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 439551
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 405651
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 403696
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 728745
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 727582
0.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 721940
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 695400
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 695400
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 673440
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 549085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 549058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 426383
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 373514
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%.