Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
449,784 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 449,513 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
449,513 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 449,784 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 5,397,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,394,153 KWD per year, or 449,513 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 4695745
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4398888
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4344913
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4155680
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3157484
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3107298
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3023180
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2913940
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2864285
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2851553
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2843374
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2801278
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2799992
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2768599
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2728508
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2702143
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2652679
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2620567
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2595303
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2242022
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2019214
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1992026
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1945811
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2887586
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2515375
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4855580
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4480856
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4212608
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3649789
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3512547
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3509687
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3508819
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3353051
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3295688
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3246181
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3190384
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2977295
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2916928
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2866525
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2823053
47.7%
15
India
KWD 688059
87.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4777382
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3913293
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3626488
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3604811
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3509795
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3508313
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3491170
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3308331
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3299526
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3286545
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3245931
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3083219
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3926667
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3778341
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3682421
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3671355
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3570691
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3508993
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3319495
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3286590
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3271457
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3238796
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2971626
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2969670
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5394153
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5392990
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5340694
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5127538
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5127538
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4965615
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4048141
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4048114
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3143563
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2706218
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%.