Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
438,776 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 438,505 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
438,505 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 438,776 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 5,265,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,262,057 KWD per year, or 438,505 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 4580821
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4291229
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4238576
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4053966
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3080208
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3031271
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2949206
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2841855
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2794389
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2781780
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2773892
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2732852
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2731632
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2700937
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2661800
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2636083
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2588046
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2556534
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2531897
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2187467
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 1969837
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1943388
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1898256
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2817179
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2453989
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4736693
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4371216
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4109573
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3560492
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3426685
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3423825
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3422957
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3271041
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3215109
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3166923
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3112449
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2904642
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2845738
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2796514
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2754194
47.7%
15
India
KWD 672859
87.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4660466
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3817523
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3537818
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3516637
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3423933
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3422451
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3405770
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3227422
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3218951
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3206316
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3166674
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3007863
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3830568
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3685874
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3592289
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3581503
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3483310
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3423131
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3238256
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3206163
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3191409
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3159538
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2898973
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2897017
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5262057
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5260894
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5209919
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5002046
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5002046
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4844087
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3949069
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3949042
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3066629
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2640170
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%.