Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,729 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
6,729 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 7,000 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.86 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.9% tax rate now rises to 8.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 84,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 80,745 KWD per year, or 6,729 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 73080
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 68460
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 67620
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 64356
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 55546
33.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 50304
40.1%
6
Poland
KWD 49192
41.4%
7
Romania
KWD 49140
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 48620
42.1%
9
Norway
KWD 48521
42.2%
10
Austria
KWD 48342
42.5%
11
Greece
KWD 47671
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 46986
44.1%
13
France
KWD 46487
44.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45237
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 45011
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 44938
46.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 44867
46.6%
18
Germany
KWD 44456
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 40350
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 35629
57.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 33683
59.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 33068
60.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 53845
35.9%
1
Canada
KWD 46213
45.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 73512
12.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 70727
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 68118
18.9%
3
Thailand
KWD 58832
30.0%
4
Taiwan
KWD 58136
30.8%
5
Indonesia
KWD 57925
31.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 55972
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 55104
34.4%
8
China
KWD 54920
34.6%
9
New Zealand
KWD 54509
35.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 54403
35.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 54310
35.4%
12
Japan
KWD 53347
36.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 52489
37.5%
14
Australia
KWD 50419
40.0%
15
India
KWD 42048
49.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 74585
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 61072
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 59862
28.7%
3
Uruguay
KWD 59394
29.3%
4
Colombia
KWD 58396
30.5%
5
Panama
KWD 58111
30.8%
6
Chile
KWD 57886
31.1%
7
Mexico
KWD 56080
33.2%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 56051
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 54598
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 53869
35.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 52106
38.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 61163
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 58955
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 57175
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 56950
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 55872
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 55278
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 51750
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 51596
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 51521
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 50751
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 49251
41.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 47296
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 80745
3.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 80420
4.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 79800
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 79800
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 79582
5.3%
5
Oman
KWD 77280
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 63085
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 63058
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 49514
41.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 48981
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%.