Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
435,933 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 435,662 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
435,662 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 435,933 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 5,231,196 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,227,941 KWD per year, or 435,662 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 4551141
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4263425
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4211113
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4027697
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3060250
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3011635
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2930101
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2823238
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2776337
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2763760
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2755947
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2715180
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2713977
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2683462
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2644571
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2619022
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2571354
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2539996
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2515521
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2173377
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 1957084
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1930827
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1885974
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2798995
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2438135
53.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4630270
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3792789
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3514918
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3493864
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3401757
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3400275
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3383714
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3206526
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3198141
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3185595
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3146204
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2988401
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3805748
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3661993
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3569010
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3558298
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3460742
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3400956
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3217275
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3185392
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3170735
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3139068
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2880209
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2878253
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5227941
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5226778
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5176144
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4969636
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4969636
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4812700
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3923482
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3923455
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3046760
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2623112
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%.