Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
76,778 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 76,507 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
76,507 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 76,778 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 921,336 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 918,081 KWD per year, or 76,507 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 801562
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 750889
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 741675
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 709104
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 538982
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 531117
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 516579
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 495861
46.2%
8
Norway
KWD 488960
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 487292
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 483625
47.5%
11
Spain
KWD 482673
47.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 475883
48.4%
13
Italy
KWD 471347
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 468092
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 463685
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 462601
49.8%
17
Germany
KWD 450791
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 446789
51.5%
19
France
KWD 393404
57.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 346063
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 343936
62.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 334425
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 501840
45.5%
1
Canada
KWD 435326
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 827115
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 765716
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 721272
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 623964
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 603100
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 600240
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 599372
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 574156
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 565284
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 560538
39.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 549546
40.4%
11
China
KWD 515455
44.1%
12
Japan
KWD 504646
45.2%
13
Australia
KWD 494207
46.4%
14
South Korea
KWD 489736
46.9%
15
India
KWD 172997
81.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 815695
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 668141
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 621924
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 617033
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 600348
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 598866
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 597389
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 569229
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 567958
38.4%
9
Peru
KWD 566737
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 560288
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 529776
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 670325
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 645091
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 628285
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 626731
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 609770
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 599547
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 566711
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 561333
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 559012
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 553152
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 509786
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 507830
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 918081
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 916918
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 909383
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 875269
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 875269
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 847629
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 691087
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 691060
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 536654
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 468182
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%.