Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 74,009 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
74,009 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 74,280 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 891,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 888,105 KWD per year, or 74,009 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 775483
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 726458
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 717545
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 686023
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 521446
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 513864
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 499793
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 480000
46.2%
8
Norway
KWD 473193
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 471459
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 468112
47.5%
11
Spain
KWD 467145
47.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 460529
48.3%
13
Italy
KWD 454989
49.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 452954
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 448695
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 447934
49.8%
17
Germany
KWD 436260
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 432400
51.5%
19
France
KWD 381024
57.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 334858
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 332899
62.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 323633
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 485863
45.5%
1
Canada
KWD 421396
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 800136
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 740836
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 697890
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 603700
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 583616
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 580756
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 579888
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 555546
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 546999
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 542552
39.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 531861
40.3%
11
China
KWD 498968
44.0%
12
Japan
KWD 488491
45.2%
13
Australia
KWD 478320
46.3%
14
South Korea
KWD 474110
46.8%
15
India
KWD 169547
81.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 789164
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 646408
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 601803
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 597024
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 580864
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 579382
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 578010
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 550945
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 549752
38.3%
9
Peru
KWD 548377
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 542302
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 512676
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 648518
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 624107
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 607832
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 606341
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 589941
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 580062
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 548276
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 543082
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 540846
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 535167
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 493299
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 491344
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 888105
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 886942
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 879707
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 846792
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 846792
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 820051
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 668605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 668578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 519196
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 453194
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%.