Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,785 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,514 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.0%
96.0%
Net pay
4.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,514 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 6,785 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.89 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4% tax rate now rises to 8.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 81,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 78,165 KWD per year, or 6,514 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.0% 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 70835
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 66357
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 65543
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 62369
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 54162
33.5%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 48968
39.9%
6
Poland
KWD 47708
41.4%
7
Romania
KWD 47631
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 47232
42.0%
9
Norway
KWD 47164
42.1%
10
Austria
KWD 46967
42.3%
11
Greece
KWD 46226
43.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 45665
43.9%
13
France
KWD 45347
44.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 43934
46.0%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 43648
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 43648
46.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 43629
46.4%
18
Germany
KWD 43125
47.0%
19
Italy
KWD 39179
51.9%
20
Finland
KWD 34679
57.4%
21
Portugal
KWD 32883
59.6%
22
Belgium
KWD 32103
60.6%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 71190
12.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 68586
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 66095
18.8%
3
Thailand
KWD 57155
29.8%
4
Taiwan
KWD 56588
30.5%
5
Indonesia
KWD 56181
31.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 54295
33.3%
7
China
KWD 53501
34.3%
8
Vietnam
KWD 53427
34.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 52935
35.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 52819
35.1%
11
Philippines
KWD 52708
35.3%
12
Japan
KWD 51907
36.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 51074
37.3%
14
Australia
KWD 49052
39.8%
15
India
KWD 40784
49.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 72302
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 59202
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 58131
28.6%
3
Uruguay
KWD 57827
29.0%
4
Colombia
KWD 56776
30.3%
5
Panama
KWD 56389
30.7%
6
Chile
KWD 56338
30.8%
7
Mexico
KWD 54403
33.2%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 54384
33.2%
9
Argentina
KWD 52921
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 52288
35.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 50634
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 78165
4.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 77866
4.4%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 77349
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 77349
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 77002
5.4%
5
Oman
KWD 74906
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 61150
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 61123
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 48224
40.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 47479
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%.