Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
484,942 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 484,671 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
484,671 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 484,942 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 5,819,304 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,816,049 KWD per year, or 484,671 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 5062794
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4742733
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4684540
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4480540
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3404293
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3350118
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3259441
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3144168
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3087523
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3074399
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3065291
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3019820
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3018323
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2984701
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2941566
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2913131
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2859106
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2825081
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2797813
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2416265
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2176918
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2147368
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2097693
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3112457
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2711432
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5235286
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4831030
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4541687
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3934990
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3786780
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3783920
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3783051
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3614978
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3553044
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3499318
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3439298
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3209337
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3144300
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3090130
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3042982
47.7%
15
India
KWD 736607
87.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5150794
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4219168
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3909685
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3886427
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3784028
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3782545
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3763926
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3566742
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3556873
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3542788
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3499069
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3323896
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4233597
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4073668
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3970291
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3958329
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3849775
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3783226
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3578962
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3543461
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3527121
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3491933
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3203668
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3201713
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5816049
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5814886
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5758371
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5528339
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5528339
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5353760
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4364563
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4364536
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3389280
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2917166
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%.