Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
70,560 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 67,305 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
67,305 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 70,560 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
9.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.6% tax rate now rises to 9.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 70,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,305 KWD per year, or 5,609 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 61387
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 57506
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 56801
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 54007
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 48333
31.5%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 43348
38.6%
6
Poland
KWD 41457
41.3%
7
Norway
KWD 41452
41.3%
8
Spain
KWD 41389
41.3%
9
Romania
KWD 41278
41.5%
10
Austria
KWD 41180
41.6%
11
France
KWD 40548
42.5%
12
Greece
KWD 40145
43.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 40102
43.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 38450
45.5%
15
Ireland
KWD 38416
45.6%
16
Sweden
KWD 38217
45.8%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 37912
46.3%
18
Germany
KWD 37521
46.8%
19
Italy
KWD 34251
51.5%
20
Finland
KWD 30680
56.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 29516
58.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 28044
60.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46452
34.2%
1
Canada
KWD 39967
43.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 61416
13.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 59572
15.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 57581
18.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 50096
29.0%
4
Taiwan
KWD 50072
29.0%
5
Indonesia
KWD 48839
30.8%
6
China
KWD 47528
32.6%
7
Pakistan
KWD 47236
33.1%
8
Vietnam
KWD 46368
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 46311
34.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46150
34.6%
11
Philippines
KWD 45966
34.9%
12
Japan
KWD 45501
35.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 45064
36.1%
14
Australia
KWD 43296
38.6%
15
India
KWD 36155
48.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 62690
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 51328
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 51002
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 50841
28.0%
4
Colombia
KWD 49958
29.2%
5
Chile
KWD 49721
29.5%
6
Panama
KWD 49140
30.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 47363
32.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 47330
32.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 45862
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 45637
35.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 44439
37.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 51386
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 49547
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 48033
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 47779
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 46981
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46542
34.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 43484
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 43451
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 43338
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 42687
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 41859
40.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 39904
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67305
4.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 67115
4.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 67032
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 67032
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 66142
6.3%
5
Oman
KWD 64915
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53005
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 52978
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 42794
39.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 41154
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%.