Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
432,876 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 432,605 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
432,605 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 432,876 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 5,194,512 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,191,257 KWD per year, or 432,605 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 4519225
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4233527
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4181582
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3999450
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3038790
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2990522
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2909558
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2803219
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2756927
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2744383
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2736651
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2696178
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2694993
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2664672
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2626046
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2600676
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2553405
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2522213
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2497913
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2158226
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 1943372
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1917319
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1872768
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2779443
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2421088
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4672973
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4312452
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4054349
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3512631
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3380665
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3377805
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3376937
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3227086
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3171921
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3124443
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3070677
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2865702
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2807582
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2758990
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2717286
47.7%
15
India
KWD 664712
87.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4597802
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3766193
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3490294
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3469378
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3377913
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3376431
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3359997
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3184057
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3175764
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3163315
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3124194
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2967474
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3779061
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3636314
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3543980
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3533345
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3436476
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3377111
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3194714
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3163057
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3148505
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3117058
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2860033
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2858077
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5191257
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5190094
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5139827
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4934786
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4934786
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4778951
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3895969
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3895942
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3025394
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2604770
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%.