Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,148 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,877 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
6,877 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 7,148 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
8.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.8% tax rate now rises to 8.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 85,776 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,521 KWD per year, or 6,877 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 74625
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 69907
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 69050
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 65723
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 56500
34.1%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 51223
40.3%
6
Poland
KWD 50215
41.5%
7
Romania
KWD 50179
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 49575
42.2%
9
Norway
KWD 49456
42.3%
10
Austria
KWD 49288
42.5%
11
Greece
KWD 48666
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 47896
44.2%
13
France
KWD 47271
44.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 46134
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 45949
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 45826
46.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 45720
46.7%
18
Germany
KWD 45373
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 41156
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 36283
57.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 34233
60.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 33731
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 54822
36.1%
1
Canada
KWD 47038
45.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 76157
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 62360
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 61055
28.8%
3
Uruguay
KWD 60473
29.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 59511
30.6%
5
Panama
KWD 59297
30.9%
6
Chile
KWD 58952
31.3%
7
Mexico
KWD 57234
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 57200
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 55752
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 54956
35.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 53119
38.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 62455
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 60199
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 58383
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 58162
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 57047
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56433
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 52842
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 52672
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 52603
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 51816
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 50228
41.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 48272
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82521
3.8%
1
Bahrain
KWD 82178
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 81487
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 81487
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 81358
5.2%
5
Oman
KWD 78914
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 64417
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 64390
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 50402
41.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 50016
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%.