Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,518 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,247 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
7,247 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 7,518 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.80 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 90,216 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 86,961 KWD per year, or 7,247 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 57264
36.5%
1
Canada
KWD 49101
45.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 79107
12.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 75887
15.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 72991
19.1%
3
Thailand
KWD 62872
30.3%
4
Indonesia
KWD 62127
31.1%
5
Taiwan
KWD 61866
31.4%
6
Pakistan
KWD 60012
33.5%
7
Vietnam
KWD 59144
34.4%
8
China
KWD 58339
35.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 58301
35.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 58208
35.5%
11
Philippines
KWD 58169
35.5%
12
Japan
KWD 56711
37.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 55857
38.1%
14
Australia
KWD 53714
40.5%
15
India
KWD 45094
50.0%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 65685
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 63307
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 61403
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 61191
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 59984
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 59319
34.3%
6
Zambia
KWD 55572
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 55363
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 55306
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 54480
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 52670
41.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 50714
43.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 86961
3.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 86574
4.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 85798
4.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 85705
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 85705
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 82999
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 67747
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 67720
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 52622
41.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 52601
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%.