Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
61,848 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 61,577 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
61,577 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 61,848 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 742,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 738,921 KWD per year, or 61,577 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 645693
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 604873
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 597452
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 571151
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 434173
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 428002
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 416250
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 401062
46.0%
8
Norway
KWD 394722
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 392660
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 390910
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 389868
47.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 384114
48.2%
13
Netherlands
KWD 377616
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 374941
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 374088
49.6%
16
Italy
KWD 373579
49.7%
17
Germany
KWD 363944
51.0%
18
Ireland
KWD 360792
51.4%
19
France
KWD 319411
57.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 279093
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 277969
62.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 269927
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 406348
45.3%
1
Canada
KWD 352070
52.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 665871
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 617014
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 581527
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 502852
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 486646
34.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 483786
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 482918
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 462927
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 455996
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 453042
39.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 443844
40.2%
11
China
KWD 416917
43.8%
12
Japan
KWD 408092
45.0%
13
Australia
KWD 399252
46.2%
14
South Korea
KWD 396342
46.6%
15
India
KWD 152381
79.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 657124
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 538250
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 501663
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 497444
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 483894
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 482412
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 481562
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 459946
38.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 459144
38.1%
9
Peru
KWD 457001
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 452792
39.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 427572
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 539986
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 519679
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 506040
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 504866
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 491255
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 483093
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 456528
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 452252
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 450443
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 445656
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 411248
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 409292
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 738921
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 737758
0.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 732014
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 705067
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 705067
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 682802
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 556717
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 556690
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 432309
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 378602
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%.