Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,622 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 74,351 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
74,351 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 74,622 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 895,464 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 892,209 KWD per year, or 74,351 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 779054
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 729803
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 720849
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 689183
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 523846
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 516226
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 502091
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 482171
46.2%
8
Norway
KWD 475352
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 473626
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 470236
47.5%
11
Spain
KWD 469271
47.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 462631
48.3%
13
Italy
KWD 457229
48.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 455026
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 450747
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 449942
49.8%
17
Germany
KWD 438250
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 434370
51.5%
19
France
KWD 382719
57.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 336392
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 334410
62.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 325111
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 488050
45.5%
1
Canada
KWD 423303
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 803830
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 744243
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 701091
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 606474
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 586284
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 583424
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 582555
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 558094
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 549502
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 545014
39.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 534282
40.3%
11
China
KWD 501225
44.0%
12
Japan
KWD 490703
45.2%
13
Australia
KWD 480495
46.3%
14
South Korea
KWD 476249
46.8%
15
India
KWD 170020
81.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 792796
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 649384
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 604558
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 599763
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 583532
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 582049
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 580663
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 553448
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 552245
38.3%
9
Peru
KWD 550890
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 544765
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 515017
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 651503
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 626980
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 610632
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 609133
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 592655
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 582730
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 550800
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 545581
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 543333
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 537629
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 495556
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 493601
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 892209
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 891046
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 883770
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 850691
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 850691
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 823827
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 671683
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 671656
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 521586
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 455246
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%.