Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
513,448 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 513,177 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
513,177 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 513,448 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 6,161,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,158,121 KWD per year, or 513,177 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 5360397
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5021521
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4959908
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4743935
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3604405
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3546996
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3451002
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3330837
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3268523
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3255081
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3245221
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3197013
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3195346
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 3159915
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3114312
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3084199
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 3026477
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2990901
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2962008
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2557541
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2304785
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2273319
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2220839
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3294781
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2870394
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5543151
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5114950
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4808503
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4166231
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4009126
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4006266
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4005398
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3827347
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3761708
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3704562
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3641117
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3397477
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3328652
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3271428
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3221300
47.7%
15
India
KWD 775969
87.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5453555
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4467170
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4139301
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4114760
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4006374
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4004892
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3985075
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3776261
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3765528
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3750549
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3704312
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3519036
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4482454
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4313119
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4203695
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4191006
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4076056
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4005573
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3789336
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3751732
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3734413
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3697176
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3391808
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3389852
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6158121
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6156958
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6097022
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5853307
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5853307
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5668466
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4621117
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4621090
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3588506
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3088202
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%.