Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
464,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 464,609 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
464,609 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 464,880 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 5,578,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,575,305 KWD per year, or 464,609 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 4853347
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4546526
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4490741
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4295167
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3263458
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3211559
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3124625
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3012794
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2960138
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2947238
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2938660
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2895115
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2893738
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2861388
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2819990
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2792736
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2741314
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2708381
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2682256
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2316838
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2086929
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2058726
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2011025
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2984140
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2599557
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5018616
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4631212
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4353906
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3772247
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3630296
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3627436
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3626568
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3465516
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3406191
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3354872
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3297262
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3076928
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 3014556
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2962536
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2917486
47.7%
15
India
KWD 708904
87.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4937716
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4044628
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3748086
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3725730
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3627544
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3626062
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3608285
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3419287
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3410024
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3396570
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3354622
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3186560
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4058456
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3905147
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3806025
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3794575
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3690523
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3626742
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3430904
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3396884
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3381233
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3347487
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3071259
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3069304
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5575305
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5574142
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5520035
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5299632
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5299632
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5132275
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4184005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4183978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3249068
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2796794
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%.