Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,273 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,002 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
6,002 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 6,273 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 75,276 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 72,021 KWD per year, or 6,002 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 65490
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 61350
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 60597
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 57638
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 50864
32.4%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 45789
39.2%
6
Poland
KWD 44171
41.3%
7
Romania
KWD 44036
41.5%
8
Norway
KWD 43933
41.6%
9
Spain
KWD 43926
41.7%
10
Austria
KWD 43693
42.0%
11
Greece
KWD 42786
43.2%
12
France
KWD 42632
43.4%
13
Denmark
KWD 42518
43.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 40832
45.8%
15
Ireland
KWD 40680
46.0%
16
Sweden
KWD 40575
46.1%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 40403
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 39955
46.9%
19
Italy
KWD 36391
51.7%
20
Finland
KWD 32417
56.9%
21
Portugal
KWD 30978
58.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 29806
60.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 49046
34.9%
1
Canada
KWD 42159
44.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 65661
12.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 63487
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 61278
18.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 53161
29.4%
4
Taiwan
KWD 52902
29.7%
5
Indonesia
KWD 52027
30.9%
6
Pakistan
KWD 50301
33.2%
7
China
KWD 50122
33.4%
8
Vietnam
KWD 49433
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 49187
34.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 49046
34.9%
11
Philippines
KWD 48894
35.1%
12
Japan
KWD 48283
35.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 47674
36.7%
14
Australia
KWD 45795
39.2%
15
India
KWD 38044
49.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 66864
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 54747
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 54095
28.1%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 54006
28.3%
4
Colombia
KWD 52919
29.7%
5
Chile
KWD 52652
30.1%
6
Panama
KWD 52288
30.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 50409
33.0%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 50411
33.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 48927
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 48525
35.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 47129
37.4%
12
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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%.