Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,085 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 1,022 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.8%
94.2%
Net pay
5.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,022 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 1,085 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.28 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.8% tax rate now rises to 11.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 56,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 53,165 KWD per year, or 4,430 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.8% 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 49085
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 45982
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 45418
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 43119
23.6%
4
Switzerland
KWD 40214
28.7%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 35648
36.8%
6
France
KWD 34171
39.4%
7
Norway
KWD 34007
39.7%
8
Spain
KWD 33782
40.1%
9
Austria
KWD 33490
40.6%
10
Poland
KWD 33319
40.9%
11
Romania
KWD 33006
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 32859
41.8%
13
Greece
KWD 32226
42.9%
14
Ireland
KWD 31629
43.9%
15
Netherlands
KWD 31309
44.5%
16
Sweden
KWD 31145
44.8%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 30346
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 30198
46.5%
19
Italy
KWD 27834
50.7%
20
Finland
KWD 25474
54.9%
21
Portugal
KWD 24465
56.6%
22
Belgium
KWD 22758
59.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 38384
32.0%
1
Canada
KWD 33297
41.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 48690
13.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 47836
15.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 46221
18.1%
3
Taiwan
KWD 41502
26.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 40865
27.6%
5
China
KWD 39572
29.9%
6
Indonesia
KWD 39281
30.4%
7
Pakistan
KWD 38045
32.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 37685
33.2%
9
Malaysia
KWD 37317
33.9%
10
Philippines
KWD 37186
34.1%
11
South Korea
KWD 37187
34.1%
12
Vietnam
KWD 37177
34.1%
13
Japan
KWD 37161
34.1%
14
Australia
KWD 35802
36.5%
15
India
KWD 30223
46.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 50175
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 41349
26.7%
2
Brazil
KWD 41077
27.2%
3
Colombia
KWD 40978
27.4%
4
Uruguay
KWD 40914
27.5%
5
Chile
KWD 40626
28.0%
6
Panama
KWD 39701
29.6%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 38176
32.3%
8
Mexico
KWD 38088
32.5%
9
Peru
KWD 36976
34.5%
10
Argentina
KWD 36671
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36372
35.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 41099
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 39649
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 38415
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 38131
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 37628
33.3%
5
Mozambique
KWD 37351
33.8%
6
Morocco
KWD 34883
38.2%
7
Zambia
KWD 34788
38.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 34729
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 34203
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 34082
39.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 32127
43.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 53599
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 53599
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 53165
5.8%
3
Bahrain
KWD 53116
5.9%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 52002
7.8%
5
Oman
KWD 51906
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 42400
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 42373
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 35453
37.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 32918
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%.