Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,392 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,121 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.2%
95.8%
Net pay
4.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,121 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 6,392 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.94 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.2% tax rate now rises to 8.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 76,704 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 73,449 KWD per year, or 6,121 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.2% 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 66732
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 62514
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 61747
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 58738
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 51631
32.7%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 46528
39.3%
6
Poland
KWD 44993
41.3%
7
Romania
KWD 44872
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 44695
41.7%
9
Norway
KWD 44684
41.8%
10
Austria
KWD 44454
42.0%
11
Greece
KWD 43585
43.2%
12
France
KWD 43263
43.6%
13
Denmark
KWD 43249
43.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41553
45.8%
15
Ireland
KWD 41365
46.1%
16
Sweden
KWD 41289
46.2%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 41157
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 40692
47.0%
19
Italy
KWD 37039
51.7%
20
Finland
KWD 32943
57.1%
21
Portugal
KWD 31421
59.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 30340
60.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 49831
35.0%
1
Canada
KWD 42822
44.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 66946
12.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 64672
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 62398
18.7%
3
Thailand
KWD 54090
29.5%
4
Taiwan
KWD 53758
29.9%
5
Indonesia
KWD 52993
30.9%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51230
33.2%
7
China
KWD 50907
33.6%
8
Vietnam
KWD 50361
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 50058
34.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 49923
34.9%
11
Philippines
KWD 49780
35.1%
12
Japan
KWD 49125
36.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 48464
36.8%
14
Australia
KWD 46552
39.3%
15
India
KWD 38616
49.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 68128
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 55783
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 54965
28.3%
3
Uruguay
KWD 54963
28.3%
4
Colombia
KWD 53816
29.8%
5
Chile
KWD 53509
30.2%
6
Panama
KWD 53241
30.6%
7
Mexico
KWD 51338
33.1%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 51335
33.1%
9
Argentina
KWD 49855
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 49400
35.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 47943
37.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 55855
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 53848
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 52212
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 51972
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 51046
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 50536
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 47263
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 47175
38.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 47079
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 46373
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 45238
41.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43283
43.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 73449
4.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 73197
4.6%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 72869
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 72869
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 72286
5.8%
5
Oman
KWD 70568
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 57613
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 57586
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 45866
40.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 44732
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%.