Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,076 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,805 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.8%
96.2%
Net pay
3.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,805 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 7,076 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
8.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.8% tax rate now rises to 8.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 84,912 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 81,657 KWD per year, or 6,805 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.8% 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 73873
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 69203
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 68354
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 65058
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 56036
34.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 50775
40.2%
6
Poland
KWD 49717
41.5%
7
Romania
KWD 49674
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 49110
42.2%
9
Norway
KWD 49001
42.3%
10
Austria
KWD 48828
42.5%
11
Greece
KWD 48182
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 47453
44.1%
13
France
KWD 46889
44.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45698
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 45493
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 45394
46.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 45305
46.6%
18
Germany
KWD 44927
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 40764
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 35965
57.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 33965
60.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 33408
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 54347
36.0%
1
Canada
KWD 46637
45.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 74333
12.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 71484
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 68833
18.9%
3
Thailand
KWD 59425
30.0%
4
Taiwan
KWD 58683
30.9%
5
Indonesia
KWD 58541
31.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 56565
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 55696
34.4%
8
China
KWD 55422
34.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 55065
35.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 54963
35.3%
11
Philippines
KWD 54876
35.4%
12
Japan
KWD 53840
36.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 52983
37.6%
14
Australia
KWD 50902
40.1%
15
India
KWD 42495
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 75392
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 61733
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60475
28.8%
3
Uruguay
KWD 59948
29.4%
4
Colombia
KWD 58968
30.6%
5
Panama
KWD 58720
30.9%
6
Chile
KWD 58434
31.2%
7
Mexico
KWD 56673
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 56641
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 55191
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 54427
35.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 52626
38.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 61827
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 59594
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 57795
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 57572
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 56475
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 55871
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 52310
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 52149
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 52077
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 51298
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 49753
41.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 47797
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 81657
3.8%
1
Bahrain
KWD 81323
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 80666
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 80666
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 80494
5.2%
5
Oman
KWD 78119
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 63769
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 63742
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 49970
41.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 49512
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%.