Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
64,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 63,729 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.4%
99.6%
Net pay
0.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
63,729 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 64,000 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.09 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.4% tax rate now rises to 0.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 768,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 764,745 KWD per year, or 63,729 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.4% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 668160
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 625920
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 618240
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 591036
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 449280
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 442865
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 430711
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 414726
46.0%
8
Norway
KWD 408305
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 406300
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 404274
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 403245
47.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 397342
48.3%
13
Netherlands
KWD 390657
49.1%
14
Italy
KWD 387672
49.5%
15
Austria
KWD 387576
49.5%
16
Sweden
KWD 387003
49.6%
17
Germany
KWD 376462
51.0%
18
Ireland
KWD 373187
51.4%
19
France
KWD 330077
57.0%
20
Belgium
KWD 288746
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 287478
62.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 279224
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 420112
45.3%
1
Canada
KWD 364070
52.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 679980
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 556972
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 518997
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 514681
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 500680
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 499198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 498257
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 475698
38.1%
8
Uruguay
KWD 474828
38.2%
9
Peru
KWD 472819
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 468286
39.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 442304
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 558773
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 537755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 523660
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 522432
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 508338
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 499878
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 472410
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 467975
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 466092
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 461151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 425451
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 423496
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 764745
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 763582
0.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 757580
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 729600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 729600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 706560
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 576085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 576058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 447350
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 391514
49.0%
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%.