Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
69,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 68,729 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
68,729 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 69,000 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 828,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 824,745 KWD per year, or 68,729 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 720360
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 674820
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 666540
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 637236
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 484380
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 477398
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 464311
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 446474
46.1%
8
Norway
KWD 439865
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 437992
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 435324
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 434325
47.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 428075
48.3%
13
Netherlands
KWD 420957
49.2%
14
Italy
KWD 420414
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 417009
49.6%
16
Austria
KWD 416933
49.7%
17
Germany
KWD 405547
51.0%
18
Ireland
KWD 401987
51.5%
19
France
KWD 354857
57.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 311174
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 309570
62.6%
22
Portugal
KWD 300824
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 452092
45.4%
1
Canada
KWD 391953
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 743112
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 688247
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 648470
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 560869
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 542432
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 539572
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 538704
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 516210
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 508349
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 504536
39.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 494479
40.3%
11
China
KWD 464120
44.0%
12
Japan
KWD 454345
45.1%
13
Australia
KWD 444739
46.3%
14
South Korea
KWD 441081
46.7%
15
India
KWD 162257
80.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 733085
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 600472
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 559272
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 554731
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 539680
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 538198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 537047
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 512297
38.1%
8
Uruguay
KWD 511270
38.3%
9
Peru
KWD 509569
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 504286
39.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 476532
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 602423
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 579755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 564600
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 563244
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 548028
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 538878
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 509310
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 504506
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 502451
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 497151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 458451
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 456496
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 824745
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 823582
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 816980
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 786600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 786600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 761760
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 621085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 621058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 482294
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 421514
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%.