Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
70,632 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 67,377 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
67,377 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 70,632 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 70,632 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,377 KWD per year, or 5,615 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46491
34.2%
1
Canada
KWD 40001
43.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 61481
13.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 59632
15.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 57638
18.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 50143
29.0%
4
Taiwan
KWD 50115
29.1%
5
Indonesia
KWD 48888
30.8%
6
China
KWD 47568
32.7%
7
Pakistan
KWD 47283
33.1%
8
Vietnam
KWD 46414
34.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 46355
34.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46194
34.6%
11
Philippines
KWD 46011
34.9%
12
Japan
KWD 45544
35.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 45104
36.1%
14
Australia
KWD 43334
38.7%
15
India
KWD 36183
48.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 62753
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 51380
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 51053
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 50889
28.0%
4
Colombia
KWD 50003
29.2%
5
Chile
KWD 49767
29.5%
6
Panama
KWD 49188
30.4%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 47409
32.9%
8
Mexico
KWD 47377
32.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 45909
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 45681
35.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 44480
37.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67377
4.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 67186
4.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 67100
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 67100
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 66214
6.3%
5
Oman
KWD 64981
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53059
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53032
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 42830
39.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 41196
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%.