Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
504,036 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 503,765 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
503,765 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 504,036 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 6,048,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,045,177 KWD per year, or 503,765 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 5262136
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4929472
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4868988
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4656968
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3538333
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3481991
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3387753
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3269203
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3208761
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3195424
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3185813
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3138508
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3136897
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 3102064
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3057275
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3027717
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2971215
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2936151
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2907795
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2510895
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2262566
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2231733
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2180179
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3234582
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2817908
53.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4400287
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4234058
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4126631
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4114182
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4001344
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3932159
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3719875
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3682966
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3665970
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3629410
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3329689
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3327733
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6045177
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6044014
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5985208
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5746010
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5746010
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5564557
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4536409
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4536382
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3522726
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3031730
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%.