Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
526,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 525,889 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
525,889 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 526,160 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 6,313,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,310,665 KWD per year, or 525,889 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 5493110
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5145845
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5082706
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4861394
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3693643
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3634792
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3536426
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3414080
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3349239
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3335655
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3325459
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3276031
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3274287
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 3238051
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3191347
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3160486
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 3101115
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3064846
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3035229
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2620542
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2361805
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2329486
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2275755
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3376087
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2941282
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5680440
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5241561
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4927487
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4269351
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4108280
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4105420
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4104552
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3922052
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3854760
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3796088
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3731117
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3481376
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3410863
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3352277
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3300819
47.7%
15
India
KWD 793523
87.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5588569
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4577764
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4241696
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4216583
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4105528
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4104046
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4083695
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3869695
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3858576
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3843198
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3795838
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3606057
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4593430
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4419899
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4307780
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4294766
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4176964
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4104726
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3883150
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3844608
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3826853
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3788703
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3475707
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3473752
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6310665
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6309502
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6248041
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5998224
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5998224
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5808806
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4735525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4735498
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3677349
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3164474
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%.