Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,951 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 2,815 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.6%
95.4%
Net pay
4.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,815 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 2,951 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.6% tax rate now rises to 9.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 70,824 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,569 KWD per year, or 5,631 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.6% 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 61617
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 57722
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 57013
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 54210
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 48475
31.6%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 43485
38.6%
6
Poland
KWD 41609
41.3%
7
Norway
KWD 41591
41.3%
8
Spain
KWD 41531
41.4%
9
Romania
KWD 41432
41.5%
10
Austria
KWD 41321
41.7%
11
France
KWD 40665
42.6%
12
Greece
KWD 40293
43.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 40237
43.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38583
45.5%
15
Ireland
KWD 38543
45.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 38349
45.9%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 38051
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 37658
46.8%
19
Italy
KWD 34371
51.5%
20
Finland
KWD 30778
56.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 29598
58.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 28142
60.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46597
34.2%
1
Canada
KWD 40090
43.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 61654
13.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 59791
15.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 57788
18.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 50268
29.0%
4
Taiwan
KWD 50230
29.1%
5
Indonesia
KWD 49018
30.8%
6
China
KWD 47673
32.7%
7
Pakistan
KWD 47408
33.1%
8
Vietnam
KWD 46539
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 46472
34.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46312
34.6%
11
Philippines
KWD 46130
34.9%
12
Japan
KWD 45657
35.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 45210
36.2%
14
Australia
KWD 43436
38.7%
15
India
KWD 36260
48.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 62923
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 51520
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 51190
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 51018
28.0%
4
Colombia
KWD 50124
29.2%
5
Chile
KWD 49890
29.6%
6
Panama
KWD 49316
30.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 47533
32.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 47503
32.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 46033
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 45798
35.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 44589
37.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 51578
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 49732
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 48213
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 47960
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 47156
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46714
34.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 43646
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 43611
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 43499
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 42845
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 42004
40.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 40049
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67569
4.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 67376
4.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 67283
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 67283
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 66406
6.2%
5
Oman
KWD 65158
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53203
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53176
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 42926
39.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 41307
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%.