Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
468,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 467,729 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
467,729 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 468,000 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 5,616,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,612,745 KWD per year, or 467,729 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 4885920
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4577040
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4520880
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4323996
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3285360
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3233107
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3145591
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3033225
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2979949
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2967013
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2958353
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2914509
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2913114
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2880565
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2838897
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2811460
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2759633
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2726530
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2700227
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2332301
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2100924
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2072511
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2024504
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3004096
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2616955
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5052312
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4662287
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4383110
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3797557
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3654632
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3651772
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3650904
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3488760
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3429029
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3377336
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3319351
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3097520
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 3034734
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2982379
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2937003
47.7%
15
India
KWD 713213
87.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4970853
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4071772
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3773217
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3750721
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3651880
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3650398
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3632489
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3442219
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3432862
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3419310
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3377086
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3207918
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4085693
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3931355
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3831572
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3820041
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3715290
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3651078
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3453930
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3419680
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3403922
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3369951
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3091851
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3089896
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5612745
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5611582
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5557100
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5335200
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5335200
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5166720
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4212085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4212058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3270873
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2815514
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%.