Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,128 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,857 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
6,857 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 7,128 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 85,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,281 KWD per year, or 6,857 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 74416
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 69712
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 68856
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 65538
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 56371
34.1%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 51098
40.3%
6
Poland
KWD 50076
41.5%
7
Romania
KWD 50039
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 49446
42.2%
9
Norway
KWD 49329
42.3%
10
Austria
KWD 49160
42.5%
11
Greece
KWD 48531
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 47773
44.2%
13
France
KWD 47165
44.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 46013
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 45822
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 45706
46.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 45605
46.7%
18
Germany
KWD 45249
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 41047
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 36195
57.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 34159
60.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 33642
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 54690
36.1%
1
Canada
KWD 46927
45.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 74895
12.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 72002
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 69322
19.0%
3
Thailand
KWD 59830
30.1%
4
Taiwan
KWD 59058
31.0%
5
Indonesia
KWD 58963
31.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 56970
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 56102
34.4%
8
China
KWD 55765
34.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 55446
35.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 55346
35.3%
11
Philippines
KWD 55263
35.4%
12
Japan
KWD 54178
36.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 53321
37.7%
14
Australia
KWD 51233
40.1%
15
India
KWD 42800
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 75945
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 62186
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60893
28.8%
3
Uruguay
KWD 60327
29.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 59360
30.6%
5
Panama
KWD 59136
30.9%
6
Chile
KWD 58808
31.3%
7
Mexico
KWD 57078
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 57044
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 55596
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 54809
35.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 52982
38.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 62281
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 60031
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 58220
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 57998
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 56888
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56277
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 52694
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 52527
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 52457
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 51672
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 50096
41.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 48140
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82281
3.8%
1
Bahrain
KWD 81941
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 81259
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 81259
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 81118
5.2%
5
Oman
KWD 78693
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 64237
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 64210
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 50282
41.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 49876
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%.