Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,020 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,749 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
6,749 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 7,020 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 84,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 80,985 KWD per year, or 6,749 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 73289
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 68656
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 67813
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 64541
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 55675
33.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 50428
40.1%
6
Poland
KWD 49331
41.4%
7
Romania
KWD 49280
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 48749
42.1%
9
Norway
KWD 48648
42.3%
10
Austria
KWD 48469
42.5%
11
Greece
KWD 47805
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 47109
44.1%
13
France
KWD 46593
44.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45358
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 45138
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 45058
46.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 44983
46.6%
18
Germany
KWD 44580
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 40459
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 35717
57.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 33757
59.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 33157
60.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 53977
35.9%
1
Canada
KWD 46324
45.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 73728
12.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 70927
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 68306
18.9%
3
Thailand
KWD 58988
30.0%
4
Taiwan
KWD 58280
30.8%
5
Indonesia
KWD 58087
31.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 56128
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 55260
34.4%
8
China
KWD 55052
34.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 54655
35.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 54551
35.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 54459
35.4%
12
Japan
KWD 53477
36.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 52619
37.5%
14
Australia
KWD 50546
40.0%
15
India
KWD 42165
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 74797
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 61246
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60024
28.8%
3
Uruguay
KWD 59540
29.3%
4
Colombia
KWD 58546
30.5%
5
Panama
KWD 58271
30.8%
6
Chile
KWD 58030
31.1%
7
Mexico
KWD 56236
33.2%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 56207
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 54754
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 54016
35.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 52242
38.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 61338
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 59123
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 57338
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 57114
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 56031
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 55434
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 51897
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 51741
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 51667
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 50895
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 49383
41.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 47428
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 80985
3.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 80658
4.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 80028
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 80028
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 79822
5.2%
5
Oman
KWD 77501
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 63265
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 63238
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 49634
41.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 49121
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%.