Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
85,042 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 84,771 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.3%
99.7%
Net pay
0.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
84,771 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 85,042 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.07 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.3% tax rate now rises to 0.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,020,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,017,249 KWD per year, or 84,771 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.3% 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 887838
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 831711
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 821506
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 785464
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 596995
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 588193
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 572113
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 548334
46.3%
8
Norway
KWD 541123
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 539672
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 534944
47.6%
11
Spain
KWD 534042
47.7%
12
Denmark
KWD 526679
48.4%
13
Italy
KWD 525463
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 518172
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 513279
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 511123
49.9%
17
Germany
KWD 498863
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 494389
51.6%
19
France
KWD 434361
57.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 383132
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 380450
62.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 370125
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 554696
45.6%
1
Canada
KWD 481410
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 916366
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 848026
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 798623
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 691001
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 667560
34.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 664700
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 663831
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 635723
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 625776
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 620038
39.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 608054
40.4%
11
China
KWD 569997
44.2%
12
Japan
KWD 558091
45.3%
13
Australia
KWD 546766
46.4%
14
South Korea
KWD 541431
46.9%
15
India
KWD 184408
81.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 903467
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 740038
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 688491
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 683228
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 664808
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 663325
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 661501
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 629720
38.3%
8
Uruguay
KWD 628189
38.4%
9
Peru
KWD 627477
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 619789
39.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 586348
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 742470
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 714508
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 695950
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 694185
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 675369
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 664006
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 627700
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 621712
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 619106
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 612653
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 564328
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 562373
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1017249
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1016086
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1007559
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 969479
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 969479
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 938864
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 765463
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 765436
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 594410
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 517766
49.3%
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%.