Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
477,492 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 477,221 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
477,221 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 477,492 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 5,729,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,726,649 KWD per year, or 477,221 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 4985016
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4669872
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4612573
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4411702
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3351994
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3298664
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3209377
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3095383
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3040219
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3027178
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3018267
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2973511
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2972059
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2938909
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2896419
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2868423
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2815364
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2781745
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2754901
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2379343
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2143501
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2114451
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2065509
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3064807
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2669887
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5154826
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4756828
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4471955
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3874556
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3728670
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3725810
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3724941
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3559475
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3498510
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3445678
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3386553
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3160167
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3096120
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3042748
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2996379
47.7%
15
India
KWD 726320
87.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5071667
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4154353
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3849675
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3826752
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3725918
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3724435
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3706128
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3511985
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3502341
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3488490
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3445429
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3272896
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4168558
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4011088
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3909291
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3897519
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3790637
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3725116
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3523981
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3489030
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3472946
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3438293
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3154498
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3152543
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5726649
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5725486
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5669865
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5443409
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5443409
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5271512
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4297513
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4297486
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3337212
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2872466
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%.