Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,049 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.7%
96.3%
Net pay
3.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,049 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 7,320 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.82 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.7% tax rate now rises to 7.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 87,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 84,585 KWD per year, or 7,049 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.7% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 55957
36.3%
1
Canada
KWD 47997
45.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 76968
12.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 73915
15.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 71129
19.0%
3
Thailand
KWD 61328
30.2%
4
Indonesia
KWD 60521
31.1%
5
Taiwan
KWD 60440
31.2%
6
Pakistan
KWD 58468
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 57600
34.4%
8
China
KWD 57032
35.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 56851
35.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 56759
35.4%
11
Philippines
KWD 56694
35.5%
12
Japan
KWD 55425
36.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 54569
37.9%
14
Australia
KWD 52454
40.3%
15
India
KWD 43929
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 77984
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 63856
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 62440
28.9%
3
Uruguay
KWD 61726
29.7%
4
Colombia
KWD 60806
30.8%
5
Panama
KWD 60674
30.9%
6
Chile
KWD 60190
31.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 58576
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 58534
33.4%
9
Argentina
KWD 57094
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 56221
36.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 54296
38.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 84585
3.7%
1
Bahrain
KWD 84222
4.1%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 83448
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 83448
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 83422
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 80813
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 65965
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 65938
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 51434
41.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 51218
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%.