Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,248 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,977 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
5,977 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 6,248 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
9.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.3% tax rate now rises to 9.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 74,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 71,721 KWD per year, or 5,977 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.3% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 48881
34.8%
1
Canada
KWD 42019
44.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 65391
12.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 63238
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 61043
18.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 52966
29.4%
4
Taiwan
KWD 52722
29.7%
5
Indonesia
KWD 51825
30.9%
6
Pakistan
KWD 50106
33.2%
7
China
KWD 49957
33.4%
8
Vietnam
KWD 49238
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 49004
34.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48862
34.8%
11
Philippines
KWD 48707
35.0%
12
Japan
KWD 48106
35.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 47508
36.6%
14
Australia
KWD 45636
39.1%
15
India
KWD 37924
49.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 66598
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 54530
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 53913
28.1%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 53805
28.2%
4
Colombia
KWD 52731
29.7%
5
Chile
KWD 52472
30.0%
6
Panama
KWD 52088
30.5%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 50217
33.0%
8
Mexico
KWD 50214
33.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 48732
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 48341
35.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 46958
37.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 54598
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 52639
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 51037
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 50793
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 49903
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 49413
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 46200
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 46128
38.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 46027
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 45336
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 44288
40.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 42332
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 71721
4.3%
1
Bahrain
KWD 71486
4.7%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 71227
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 71227
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 70558
5.9%
5
Oman
KWD 68978
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 56317
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 56290
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 45002
40.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 43726
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%.