Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
469,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 468,929 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
468,929 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 469,200 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 5,630,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,627,145 KWD per year, or 468,929 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 4898448
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4588776
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4532472
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4335084
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3293784
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3241395
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3153655
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3041083
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2987568
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2974620
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2965928
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2921968
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2920566
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2887941
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2846169
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2818661
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2766678
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2733510
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2707139
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2338248
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2106306
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2077813
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2029688
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3011771
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2623647
53.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4983598
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4082212
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3782883
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3760333
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3661240
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3659758
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3641799
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3451039
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3441646
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3428056
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3385726
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3216133
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4096169
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3941435
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3841397
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3829836
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3724815
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3660438
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3462786
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3428447
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3412648
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3378591
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3099771
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3097816
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5627145
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5625982
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5571356
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5348880
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5348880
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5179968
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4222885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4222858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3279260
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2822714
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%.