Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,304 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,033 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
6,033 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 6,304 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.95 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 75,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 72,393 KWD per year, or 6,033 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 65814
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 61653
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 60897
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 57925
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 51064
32.5%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 45981
39.2%
6
Poland
KWD 44386
41.3%
7
Romania
KWD 44254
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 44126
41.7%
9
Norway
KWD 44128
41.7%
10
Austria
KWD 43891
42.0%
11
Greece
KWD 42994
43.2%
12
France
KWD 42796
43.4%
13
Denmark
KWD 42708
43.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41019
45.8%
15
Ireland
KWD 40858
46.0%
16
Sweden
KWD 40761
46.1%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 40600
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 40147
46.9%
19
Italy
KWD 36560
51.7%
20
Finland
KWD 32554
57.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 31093
58.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 29946
60.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 49251
34.9%
1
Canada
KWD 42332
44.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 65996
12.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 63795
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 61570
18.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 53403
29.4%
4
Taiwan
KWD 53125
29.8%
5
Indonesia
KWD 52279
30.9%
6
Pakistan
KWD 50543
33.2%
7
China
KWD 50327
33.5%
8
Vietnam
KWD 49675
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 49414
34.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 49274
34.9%
11
Philippines
KWD 49125
35.1%
12
Japan
KWD 48502
35.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 47880
36.7%
14
Australia
KWD 45992
39.2%
15
India
KWD 38193
49.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 67193
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 55017
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 54321
28.2%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 54256
28.3%
4
Colombia
KWD 53153
29.7%
5
Chile
KWD 52875
30.1%
6
Panama
KWD 52536
30.6%
7
Mexico
KWD 50651
33.0%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 50652
33.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 49169
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 48753
35.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 47341
37.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 55087
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 53109
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 51494
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 51251
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 50347
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 49849
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 46613
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 46535
38.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 46436
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 45740
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 44658
41.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 42702
43.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 72393
4.3%
1
Bahrain
KWD 72152
4.6%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 71866
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 71866
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 71230
5.8%
5
Oman
KWD 69596
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 56821
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 56794
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 45338
40.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 44117
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%.