Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,467 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,196 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.6%
96.4%
Net pay
3.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,196 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 7,467 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.81 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.6% tax rate now rises to 7.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 89,604 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 86,349 KWD per year, or 7,196 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.6% 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 77955
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 73027
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 72131
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 68671
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 58554
34.7%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 53204
40.6%
6
Poland
KWD 52418
41.5%
7
Romania
KWD 52418
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 51635
42.4%
9
Norway
KWD 51469
42.6%
10
Austria
KWD 51328
42.7%
11
Greece
KWD 50809
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 49857
44.4%
13
France
KWD 48963
45.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 48067
46.4%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 47971
46.5%
16
Sweden
KWD 47740
46.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 47557
46.9%
18
Germany
KWD 47348
47.2%
19
Italy
KWD 42893
52.1%
20
Finland
KWD 37692
57.9%
21
Portugal
KWD 35420
60.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 35162
60.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 56928
36.5%
1
Canada
KWD 48817
45.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 78556
12.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 75379
15.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 72512
19.1%
3
Thailand
KWD 62475
30.3%
4
Indonesia
KWD 61713
31.1%
5
Taiwan
KWD 61498
31.4%
6
Pakistan
KWD 59615
33.5%
7
Vietnam
KWD 58746
34.4%
8
China
KWD 58002
35.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 57927
35.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 57835
35.5%
11
Philippines
KWD 57789
35.5%
12
Japan
KWD 56380
37.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 55525
38.0%
14
Australia
KWD 53389
40.4%
15
India
KWD 44794
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 79545
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 65135
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 63624
29.0%
3
Uruguay
KWD 62798
29.9%
4
Colombia
KWD 61892
30.9%
5
Panama
KWD 61852
31.0%
6
Chile
KWD 61249
31.7%
7
Mexico
KWD 59723
33.4%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 59674
33.4%
9
Argentina
KWD 58240
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 57301
36.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 55302
38.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 65240
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 62878
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 60987
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 60774
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 59579
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 58921
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 55196
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 54992
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 54933
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 54113
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 52333
41.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 50378
43.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 86349
3.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 85968
4.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 85186
4.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 85124
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 85124
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 82436
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 67288
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 67261
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 52316
41.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 52245
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%.