Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
422,934 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 422,663 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
422,663 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 422,934 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,075,208 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,071,953 KWD per year, or 422,663 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 4415431
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4136295
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4085542
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3907586
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2968997
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2921857
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2842748
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2738115
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2693799
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2681367
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2673897
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2634378
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2633254
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2603563
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2565797
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2541013
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2495031
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2464381
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2440647
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2108954
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 1898776
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1873392
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1829819
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2715854
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2365647
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4565600
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4213430
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3961292
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3431981
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3303117
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3300257
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3299389
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3153018
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3099146
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3052861
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3000289
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2800085
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2743286
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2695759
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2655095
47.7%
15
India
KWD 650984
87.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4492208
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3679698
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3410211
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3389742
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3300365
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3298883
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3282867
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3110983
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3102992
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3090854
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3052611
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2899415
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3692267
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3552801
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3462576
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3452195
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3357556
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3299563
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3121342
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3090418
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3076208
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3045476
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2794416
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2792460
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5071953
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5070790
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5021716
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4821448
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4821448
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4669191
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3806491
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3806464
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2955911
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2545118
49.9%
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%.