Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,769 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
6,769 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 7,040 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.85 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 84,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 81,225 KWD per year, or 6,769 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 73498
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 68851
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 68006
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 64725
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 55804
33.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 50552
40.2%
6
Poland
KWD 49469
41.4%
7
Romania
KWD 49421
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 48878
42.1%
9
Norway
KWD 48774
42.3%
10
Austria
KWD 48597
42.5%
11
Greece
KWD 47940
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 47232
44.1%
13
France
KWD 46699
44.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45480
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 45265
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 45178
46.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 45098
46.6%
18
Germany
KWD 44704
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 40568
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 35806
57.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 33831
60.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 33247
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 54109
36.0%
1
Canada
KWD 46436
45.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 73944
12.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 71126
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 68494
18.9%
3
Thailand
KWD 59144
30.0%
4
Taiwan
KWD 58424
30.8%
5
Indonesia
KWD 58249
31.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 56284
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 55416
34.4%
8
China
KWD 55184
34.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 54802
35.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 54698
35.3%
11
Philippines
KWD 54608
35.4%
12
Japan
KWD 53606
36.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 52749
37.6%
14
Australia
KWD 50673
40.0%
15
India
KWD 42283
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 75010
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 61420
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60185
28.8%
3
Uruguay
KWD 59686
29.4%
4
Colombia
KWD 58697
30.5%
5
Panama
KWD 58431
30.8%
6
Chile
KWD 58174
31.1%
7
Mexico
KWD 56392
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 56362
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 54910
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 54163
35.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 52379
38.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 61512
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 59291
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 57501
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 57277
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 56189
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 55590
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 52045
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 51887
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 51814
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 51039
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 49515
41.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 47560
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 81225
3.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 80895
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 80256
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 80256
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 80062
5.2%
5
Oman
KWD 77722
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 63445
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 63418
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 49754
41.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 49261
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%.