Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
465,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 464,849 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
464,849 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 465,120 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 5,581,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,578,185 KWD per year, or 464,849 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 4855853
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4548874
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4493059
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4297385
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3265142
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3213217
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3126237
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3014366
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2961662
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2948759
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2940175
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2896607
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2895229
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2862863
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2821444
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2794177
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2742723
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2709777
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2683639
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2318027
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2088005
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2059786
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2012062
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2985675
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2600895
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5021208
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4633603
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4356153
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3774194
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3632168
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3629308
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3628440
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3467304
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3407947
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3356600
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3298961
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3078512
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 3016108
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2964062
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2918987
47.7%
15
India
KWD 709236
87.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4940265
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4046716
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3750019
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3727652
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3629416
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3627934
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3610146
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3421051
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3411781
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3398319
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3356350
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3188203
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4060551
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3907163
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3807991
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3796534
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3692428
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3628614
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3432675
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3398638
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3382979
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3349215
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3072843
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3070888
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5578185
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5577022
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5522886
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5302368
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5302368
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5134925
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4186165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4186138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3250745
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2798234
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%.