Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
435,024 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 434,753 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
434,753 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 435,024 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 5,220,288 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,217,033 KWD per year, or 434,753 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 4541651
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4254535
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4202332
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4019297
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3053868
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3005357
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2923992
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2817285
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2770565
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2757998
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2750209
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2709530
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2708333
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2677875
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2639063
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2613567
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2566016
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2534708
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2510286
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2168872
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 1953007
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1926810
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1882047
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2793181
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2433066
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4696172
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4333847
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4074454
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3530055
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3397419
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3394559
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3393691
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3243089
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3187645
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3139909
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3085885
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2879879
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2821473
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2772652
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2730723
47.7%
15
India
KWD 667678
87.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4620616
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3784881
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3507596
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3486583
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3394667
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3393185
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3376662
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3199845
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3191487
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3178970
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3139659
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2982178
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3797813
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3654357
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3561568
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3550878
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3453526
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3393865
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3210567
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3178750
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3164125
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3132524
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2874210
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2872254
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5217033
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5215870
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5165345
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4959274
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4959274
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4802665
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3915301
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3915274
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3040407
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2617658
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%.