Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
68,137 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 67,866 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
67,866 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 68,137 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 817,644 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 814,389 KWD per year, or 67,866 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 711350
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 666380
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 658203
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 629262
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 478322
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 471438
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 458512
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 440994
46.1%
8
Norway
KWD 434418
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 432522
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 429964
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 428960
47.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 422770
48.3%
13
Netherlands
KWD 415727
49.2%
14
Italy
KWD 414762
49.3%
15
Austria
KWD 411866
49.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 411830
49.6%
17
Germany
KWD 400527
51.0%
18
Ireland
KWD 397017
51.4%
19
France
KWD 350580
57.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 307303
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 305757
62.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 297096
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 446572
45.4%
1
Canada
KWD 387140
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 733792
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 679652
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 640392
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 553868
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 535701
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 532841
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 531972
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 509781
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 502032
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 498322
39.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 488369
40.3%
11
China
KWD 458424
43.9%
12
Japan
KWD 448764
45.1%
13
Australia
KWD 439250
46.3%
14
South Korea
KWD 435683
46.7%
15
India
KWD 161065
80.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 723919
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 592964
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 552321
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 547818
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 532949
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 531466
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 530352
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 505980
38.1%
8
Uruguay
KWD 504980
38.2%
9
Peru
KWD 503226
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 498073
39.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 470624
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 594889
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 572506
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 557533
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 556200
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 541177
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 532147
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 502941
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 498200
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 496175
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 490937
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 452755
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 450800
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 814389
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 813226
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 806728
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 776762
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 776762
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 752232
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 613318
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 613291
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 476263
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 416336
49.1%
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%.