Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,131 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,860 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
6,860 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 7,131 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 85,572 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,317 KWD per year, or 6,860 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 74448
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 69741
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 68885
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 65566
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 56390
34.1%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 51117
40.3%
6
Poland
KWD 50097
41.5%
7
Romania
KWD 50060
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 49466
42.2%
9
Norway
KWD 49348
42.3%
10
Austria
KWD 49179
42.5%
11
Greece
KWD 48551
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 47791
44.2%
13
France
KWD 47181
44.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 46031
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 45841
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 45724
46.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 45622
46.7%
18
Germany
KWD 45267
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 41063
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 36208
57.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 34170
60.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 33655
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 54710
36.1%
1
Canada
KWD 46943
45.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 74927
12.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 72032
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 69351
19.0%
3
Thailand
KWD 59854
30.1%
4
Taiwan
KWD 59079
31.0%
5
Indonesia
KWD 58987
31.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 56994
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 56125
34.4%
8
China
KWD 55785
34.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 55468
35.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 55369
35.3%
11
Philippines
KWD 55286
35.4%
12
Japan
KWD 54198
36.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 53341
37.7%
14
Australia
KWD 51252
40.1%
15
India
KWD 42818
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 75976
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 62212
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 60918
28.8%
3
Uruguay
KWD 60349
29.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 59382
30.6%
5
Panama
KWD 59160
30.9%
6
Chile
KWD 58830
31.3%
7
Mexico
KWD 57102
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 57068
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 55620
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 54831
35.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 53002
38.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 62307
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 60056
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 58244
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 58022
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 56912
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56300
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 52716
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 52549
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 52478
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 51694
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 50116
41.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 48160
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82317
3.8%
1
Bahrain
KWD 81977
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 81293
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 81293
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 81154
5.2%
5
Oman
KWD 78726
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 64264
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 64237
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 50300
41.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 49897
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%.