Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
506,304 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 506,033 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
506,033 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 506,304 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 6,075,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,072,393 KWD per year, or 506,033 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 5285814
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4951653
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4890897
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4677925
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3554254
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3497656
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3402994
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3284055
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3223162
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3209800
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3200128
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3152606
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3150981
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 3116004
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3071019
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3041327
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2984532
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2949344
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2920858
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2522135
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2272740
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2241754
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2189977
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3249088
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2830556
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5465996
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5043795
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4741635
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4108279
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3953403
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3950543
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3949675
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3774125
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3709414
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3653125
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3590539
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3350327
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3282451
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3225992
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3176611
47.7%
15
India
KWD 766104
87.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5377679
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4405017
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4081756
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4057536
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3950651
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3949169
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3929652
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3723753
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3713236
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3698481
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3652875
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3470131
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4420087
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4253109
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4145201
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4132694
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4019347
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3949849
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3736613
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3699536
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3682463
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3645740
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3344658
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3342702
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6072393
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6071230
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6012152
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5771866
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5771866
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5589596
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4556821
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4556794
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3538577
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3045338
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%.