Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,208 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 55,953 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.5%
94.5%
Net pay
5.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
55,953 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 59,208 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.22 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.5% tax rate now rises to 11.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 59,208 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 55,953 KWD per year, or 4,663 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.5% 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 51511
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 48255
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 47662
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 45266
23.6%
4
Switzerland
KWD 41831
29.4%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 37230
37.1%
6
Norway
KWD 35481
40.1%
7
France
KWD 35464
40.1%
8
Spain
KWD 35282
40.4%
9
Austria
KWD 35058
40.8%
10
Poland
KWD 34924
41.0%
11
Romania
KWD 34637
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 34287
42.1%
13
Greece
KWD 33788
42.9%
14
Ireland
KWD 32967
44.3%
15
Netherlands
KWD 32717
44.7%
16
Sweden
KWD 32540
45.0%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 31849
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 31645
46.6%
19
Italy
KWD 29099
50.9%
20
Finland
KWD 26501
55.2%
21
Portugal
KWD 25539
56.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 23800
59.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 40098
32.3%
1
Canada
KWD 34622
41.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 51200
13.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 50150
15.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 48468
18.1%
3
Taiwan
KWD 43213
27.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 42698
27.9%
5
Indonesia
KWD 41165
30.5%
6
China
KWD 41161
30.5%
7
Pakistan
KWD 39857
32.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 39386
33.5%
9
Malaysia
KWD 39074
34.0%
10
Vietnam
KWD 38989
34.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 38918
34.3%
12
Japan
KWD 38806
34.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 38755
34.5%
14
Australia
KWD 37279
37.0%
15
India
KWD 31607
46.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 52642
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 43221
27.0%
2
Brazil
KWD 43098
27.2%
3
Uruguay
KWD 42903
27.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 42749
27.8%
5
Chile
KWD 42419
28.4%
6
Panama
KWD 41562
29.8%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 40003
32.4%
8
Mexico
KWD 39910
32.6%
9
Peru
KWD 38683
34.7%
10
Argentina
KWD 38483
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 37963
35.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43127
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 41601
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 40311
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 40034
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 39472
33.3%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39163
33.9%
6
Morocco
KWD 36572
38.2%
7
Zambia
KWD 36502
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 36427
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 35876
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 35616
39.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 33660
43.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 56248
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 56248
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 55953
5.5%
3
Bahrain
KWD 55876
5.6%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 54790
7.5%
5
Oman
KWD 54471
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 44491
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 44464
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 36976
37.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 34542
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%.