Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,520 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,249 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
6,249 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 6,520 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.92 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.2% tax rate now rises to 8.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 78,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 74,985 KWD per year, or 6,249 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 68069
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 63766
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 62983
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 59921
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 52455
33.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 47323
39.5%
6
Poland
KWD 45877
41.4%
7
Romania
KWD 45770
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 45521
41.8%
9
Norway
KWD 45492
41.9%
10
Austria
KWD 45272
42.1%
11
Greece
KWD 44445
43.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 44036
43.7%
13
France
KWD 43941
43.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 42328
45.9%
15
Ireland
KWD 42103
46.2%
16
Sweden
KWD 42057
46.3%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 41969
46.4%
18
Germany
KWD 41484
47.0%
19
Italy
KWD 37736
51.8%
20
Finland
KWD 33508
57.2%
21
Portugal
KWD 31897
59.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 30914
60.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 50676
35.2%
1
Canada
KWD 43536
44.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 68328
12.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65947
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 63602
18.7%
3
Thailand
KWD 55088
29.6%
4
Taiwan
KWD 54680
30.1%
5
Indonesia
KWD 54031
30.9%
6
Pakistan
KWD 52228
33.3%
7
China
KWD 51752
33.9%
8
Vietnam
KWD 51360
34.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 50995
34.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 50866
35.0%
11
Philippines
KWD 50734
35.2%
12
Japan
KWD 50031
36.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 49314
37.0%
14
Australia
KWD 47366
39.5%
15
India
KWD 39231
49.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 69487
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 56896
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 55996
28.4%
3
Uruguay
KWD 55896
28.6%
4
Colombia
KWD 54780
30.0%
5
Chile
KWD 54430
30.4%
6
Panama
KWD 54266
30.6%
7
Mexico
KWD 52336
33.1%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 52328
33.1%
9
Argentina
KWD 50854
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 50341
35.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 48820
37.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 56973
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 54923
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 53257
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 53020
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 52062
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51534
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 48207
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 48105
38.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 48014
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 47295
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 46083
41.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 44128
43.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 74985
4.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 74718
4.5%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 74328
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 74328
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 73822
5.7%
5
Oman
KWD 71981
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 58765
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 58738
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 46634
40.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 45627
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%.