Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
483,211 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 482,940 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
482,940 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 483,211 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 5,798,532 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,795,277 KWD per year, or 482,940 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 5044723
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4725804
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4667818
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4464545
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3392141
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3338163
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3247809
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3132833
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3076532
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3063427
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3054365
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3009060
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3007574
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2974061
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2931076
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2902743
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2848943
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2815012
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2787843
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2407686
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2169154
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2139720
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2090215
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3101385
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2701779
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5216591
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4813789
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4525485
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3920948
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3773278
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3770418
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3769550
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3602082
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3540374
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3486855
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3427043
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3197913
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3133105
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3079121
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3032154
47.7%
15
India
KWD 734217
87.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5132409
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4204108
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3895742
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3872561
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3770526
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3769044
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3750496
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3554019
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3544202
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3530172
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3486606
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3312046
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4218485
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4059128
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3956118
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3944200
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3836035
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3769724
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3566187
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3530814
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3514534
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3479470
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3192244
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3190288
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5795277
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5794114
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5737807
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5508605
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5508605
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5334649
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4348984
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4348957
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3377182
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2906780
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%.