Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,969 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.3%
95.7%
Net pay
4.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,969 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 6,240 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.96 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.3% tax rate now rises to 9.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 74,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 71,625 KWD per year, or 5,969 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.4% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 65146
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 61027
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 60278
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 57333
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 50652
32.4%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 45584
39.1%
6
Poland
KWD 43943
41.3%
7
Romania
KWD 43805
41.5%
8
Norway
KWD 43724
41.6%
9
Spain
KWD 43713
41.6%
10
Austria
KWD 43482
41.9%
11
Greece
KWD 42564
43.2%
12
France
KWD 42457
43.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 42315
43.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 40632
45.7%
15
Ireland
KWD 40490
45.9%
16
Sweden
KWD 40377
46.1%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 40194
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 39750
46.9%
19
Italy
KWD 36211
51.6%
20
Finland
KWD 32271
56.9%
21
Portugal
KWD 30855
58.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 29658
60.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 48828
34.8%
1
Canada
KWD 41975
43.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 65304
12.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 63158
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 60968
18.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 52904
29.4%
4
Taiwan
KWD 52664
29.7%
5
Indonesia
KWD 51760
30.9%
6
Pakistan
KWD 50044
33.2%
7
China
KWD 49904
33.4%
8
Vietnam
KWD 49176
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 48946
34.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48803
34.8%
11
Philippines
KWD 48648
35.0%
12
Japan
KWD 48049
35.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 47455
36.6%
14
Australia
KWD 45585
39.1%
15
India
KWD 37885
49.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 66513
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 54460
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 53855
28.1%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 53741
28.2%
4
Colombia
KWD 52670
29.7%
5
Chile
KWD 52414
30.0%
6
Panama
KWD 52023
30.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 50152
33.0%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 50155
33.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 48670
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 48283
35.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 46903
37.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 54528
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 52571
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 50971
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 50727
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 49839
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 49350
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 46141
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 46069
38.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 45969
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 45279
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 44235
40.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 42280
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 71625
4.4%
1
Bahrain
KWD 71391
4.7%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 71136
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 71136
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 70462
5.9%
5
Oman
KWD 68890
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 56245
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 56218
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 44954
40.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 43670
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%.