Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
435,129 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 434,858 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
434,858 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 435,129 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 5,221,548 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,218,293 KWD per year, or 434,858 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 4542747
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4255562
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4203346
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4020268
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3054606
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3006083
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2924698
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2817973
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2771232
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2758664
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2750872
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2710182
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2708985
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2678520
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2639699
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2614197
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2566633
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2535319
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2510890
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2169392
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 1953478
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1927274
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1882501
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2793853
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2433652
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4697306
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4334892
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4075437
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3530907
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3398238
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3395378
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3394510
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3243871
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3188413
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3140665
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3086628
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2880572
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2822152
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2773319
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2731380
47.7%
15
India
KWD 667823
87.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4621731
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3785795
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3508442
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3487424
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3395486
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3394004
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3377476
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3200617
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3192256
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3179735
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3140415
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2982897
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3798729
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3655239
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3562427
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3551735
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3454360
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3394684
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3211342
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3179517
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3164888
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3133280
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2874903
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2872947
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5218293
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5217130
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5166593
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4960471
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4960471
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4803824
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3916246
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3916219
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3041141
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2618288
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%.