Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,927 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,656 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.9%
96.1%
Net pay
3.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,656 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 6,927 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.87 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.9% tax rate now rises to 8.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 83,124 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 79,869 KWD per year, or 6,656 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.9% 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 72318
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 67746
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 66915
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 63681
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 55076
33.7%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 49850
40.0%
6
Poland
KWD 48688
41.4%
7
Romania
KWD 48628
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 48148
42.1%
9
Norway
KWD 48061
42.2%
10
Austria
KWD 47875
42.4%
11
Greece
KWD 47181
43.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 46537
44.0%
13
France
KWD 46099
44.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 44795
46.1%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 44548
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 44500
46.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 44447
46.5%
18
Germany
KWD 44004
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 39952
51.9%
20
Finland
KWD 35306
57.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 33411
59.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 32740
60.6%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 53363
35.8%
1
Canada
KWD 45806
44.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 72724
12.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 70000
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 67431
18.9%
3
Thailand
KWD 58263
29.9%
4
Taiwan
KWD 57610
30.7%
5
Indonesia
KWD 57333
31.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 55403
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 54534
34.4%
8
China
KWD 54438
34.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 53975
35.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 53865
35.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 53766
35.3%
12
Japan
KWD 52872
36.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 52014
37.4%
14
Australia
KWD 49955
39.9%
15
India
KWD 41619
49.9%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 73810
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 60437
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 59274
28.7%
3
Uruguay
KWD 58862
29.2%
4
Colombia
KWD 57846
30.4%
5
Panama
KWD 57526
30.8%
6
Chile
KWD 57361
31.0%
7
Mexico
KWD 55511
33.2%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 55485
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 54028
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 53332
35.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 51606
37.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 60526
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 58342
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 56579
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 56352
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 55292
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 54709
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 51211
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 51065
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 50988
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 50225
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 48769
41.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 46814
43.7%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 79869
3.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 79553
4.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 78968
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 78968
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 78706
5.3%
5
Oman
KWD 76474
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 62428
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 62401
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 49076
41.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 48471
41.7%
10
Show more
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%.