Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
77,856 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 74,601 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.2%
95.8%
Net pay
4.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
74,601 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 77,856 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.93 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.2% tax rate now rises to 8.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 77,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 74,601 KWD per year, or 6,217 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.2% 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 67735
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 63453
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 62674
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 59625
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 52249
32.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 47124
39.5%
6
Poland
KWD 45656
41.4%
7
Romania
KWD 45546
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 45314
41.8%
9
Norway
KWD 45290
41.8%
10
Austria
KWD 45068
42.1%
11
Greece
KWD 44230
43.2%
12
Denmark
KWD 43839
43.7%
13
France
KWD 43772
43.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 42134
45.9%
15
Ireland
KWD 41918
46.2%
16
Sweden
KWD 41865
46.2%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 41766
46.4%
18
Germany
KWD 41286
47.0%
19
Italy
KWD 37562
51.8%
20
Finland
KWD 33367
57.1%
21
Portugal
KWD 31778
59.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 30771
60.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 50465
35.2%
1
Canada
KWD 43358
44.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 67983
12.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65628
15.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 63301
18.7%
3
Thailand
KWD 54838
29.6%
4
Taiwan
KWD 54450
30.1%
5
Indonesia
KWD 53771
30.9%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51978
33.2%
7
China
KWD 51541
33.8%
8
Vietnam
KWD 51110
34.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 50761
34.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 50630
35.0%
11
Philippines
KWD 50495
35.1%
12
Japan
KWD 49805
36.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 49102
36.9%
14
Australia
KWD 47163
39.4%
15
India
KWD 39077
49.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 69147
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 56618
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 55738
28.4%
3
Uruguay
KWD 55662
28.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 54539
30.0%
5
Chile
KWD 54200
30.4%
6
Panama
KWD 54010
30.6%
7
Mexico
KWD 52086
33.1%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 52079
33.1%
9
Argentina
KWD 50604
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 50105
35.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 48601
37.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 56693
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 54655
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 52996
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 52758
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 51808
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51285
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 47971
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 47873
38.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 47781
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 47064
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 45872
41.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 43916
43.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 74601
4.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 74338
4.5%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 73963
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 73963
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 73438
5.7%
5
Oman
KWD 71628
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 58477
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 58450
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 46442
40.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 45403
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%.