Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
499,474 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 499,203 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
499,203 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 499,474 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 5,993,688 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,990,433 KWD per year, or 499,203 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 5214509
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4884856
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4824919
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4614815
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3506307
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3450484
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3357096
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3239330
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3179795
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3166508
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3157017
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3110151
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3108567
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 3074023
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3029630
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3000340
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2944430
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2909614
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2881518
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2488286
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2242103
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2211576
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2160471
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3205403
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2792469
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5392232
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4975769
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4677706
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4052874
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3900129
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3897269
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3896401
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3723241
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3659419
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3603949
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3542183
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3305249
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3238280
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3182554
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3133886
47.7%
15
India
KWD 756673
87.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5305138
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4345596
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4026741
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4002828
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3897377
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3895895
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3876665
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3673552
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3663243
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3648702
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3603699
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3423376
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4360461
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4195737
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4089278
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4076945
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3965130
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3896575
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3686208
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3649635
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3632796
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3596564
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3299580
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3297624
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5990433
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5989270
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5931011
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5694004
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5694004
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5514193
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4495351
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4495324
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3490843
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3004358
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%.