Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
73,252 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 72,981 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.4%
99.6%
Net pay
0.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
72,981 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 73,252 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.08 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.4% tax rate now rises to 0.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 879,024 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 875,769 KWD per year, or 72,981 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.4% 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 764751
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 716405
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 707614
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 676524
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 514229
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 506765
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 492885
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 473472
46.1%
8
Norway
KWD 466704
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 464943
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 461728
47.5%
11
Spain
KWD 460755
47.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 454210
48.3%
13
Italy
KWD 448257
49.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 446724
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 442525
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 441898
49.7%
17
Germany
KWD 430281
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 426479
51.5%
19
France
KWD 375930
57.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 330247
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 328357
62.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 319192
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 479288
45.5%
1
Canada
KWD 415664
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 789034
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 730597
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 688268
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 595361
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 575598
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 572738
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 571869
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 547887
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 539474
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 535150
39.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 524583
40.3%
11
China
KWD 492183
44.0%
12
Japan
KWD 481843
45.2%
13
Australia
KWD 471782
46.3%
14
South Korea
KWD 467679
46.8%
15
India
KWD 168128
80.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 778246
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 637465
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 593522
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 588790
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 572846
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 571363
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 570034
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 543420
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 542260
38.3%
9
Peru
KWD 540821
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 534901
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 505639
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 639543
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 615472
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 599415
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 597950
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 581780
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 572044
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 540689
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 535572
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 533371
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 527765
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 486514
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 484559
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 875769
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 874606
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 867494
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 835073
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 835073
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 808702
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 659353
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 659326
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 512011
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 447026
49.2%
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%.