Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,849 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
6,849 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 7,120 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.84 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 85,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,185 KWD per year, or 6,849 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 74333
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 69634
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 68779
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 65465
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 56319
34.1%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 51049
40.3%
6
Poland
KWD 50021
41.5%
7
Romania
KWD 49982
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 49394
42.2%
9
Norway
KWD 49279
42.3%
10
Austria
KWD 49109
42.5%
11
Greece
KWD 48477
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 47724
44.1%
13
France
KWD 47123
44.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 45964
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 45772
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 45658
46.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 45559
46.7%
18
Germany
KWD 45199
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 41003
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 36159
57.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 34129
60.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 33606
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 54637
36.1%
1
Canada
KWD 46882
45.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 74808
12.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 71923
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 69247
19.0%
3
Thailand
KWD 59768
30.1%
4
Taiwan
KWD 59000
31.0%
5
Indonesia
KWD 58898
31.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 56908
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 56040
34.4%
8
China
KWD 55712
34.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 55387
35.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 55288
35.3%
11
Philippines
KWD 55204
35.4%
12
Japan
KWD 54126
36.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 53269
37.7%
14
Australia
KWD 51182
40.1%
15
India
KWD 42753
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 75860
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 62116
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60829
28.8%
3
Uruguay
KWD 60269
29.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 59300
30.6%
5
Panama
KWD 59072
30.9%
6
Chile
KWD 58750
31.2%
7
Mexico
KWD 57016
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 56982
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 55534
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 54751
35.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 52927
38.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 62211
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 59963
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 58154
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 57932
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 56824
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56214
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 52635
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 52469
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 52398
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 51615
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 50043
41.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 48088
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82185
3.8%
1
Bahrain
KWD 81846
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 81168
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 81168
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 81022
5.2%
5
Oman
KWD 78605
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 64165
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 64138
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 50234
41.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 49820
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%.