Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
427,917 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 427,646 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
427,646 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 427,917 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 5,135,004 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,131,749 KWD per year, or 427,646 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 4467453
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4185028
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4133678
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3953629
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3003977
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2956273
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2876233
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2770746
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2725439
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2712951
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2705350
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2665353
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2664198
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2634191
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2595994
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2570917
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2524288
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2493367
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2469349
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2133649
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 1921128
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1895409
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1851345
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2747725
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2393435
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4619416
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4263061
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4007933
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3472403
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3341985
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3339125
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3338256
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3190141
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3135621
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3088738
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3035568
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2832972
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2775511
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2727451
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2686266
47.7%
15
India
KWD 657864
87.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4545133
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3723050
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3450349
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3429656
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3339233
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3337750
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3321526
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3147609
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3139466
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3127172
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3088489
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2933527
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3735769
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3594658
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3503376
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3492868
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3397111
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3338431
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3158117
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3126825
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3112444
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3081353
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2827303
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2825348
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5131749
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5130586
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5080914
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4878254
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4878254
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4724204
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3851338
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3851311
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2990736
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2575016
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%.