Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
528,462 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 528,191 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
528,191 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 528,462 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 6,341,544 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,338,289 KWD per year, or 528,191 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 5517143
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5168358
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5104943
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4882665
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3709803
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3650691
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3551896
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3429155
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3363856
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3350246
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3339990
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3290340
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3288583
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 3252200
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3205297
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3174300
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 3114631
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3078237
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3048489
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2631950
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2372131
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2339657
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2285700
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3390811
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2954119
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5705302
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5264489
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4949034
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4288024
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4126236
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4123376
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4122507
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3939202
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3871611
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3812662
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3747415
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3496569
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3425750
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3366917
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3315219
47.7%
15
India
KWD 796701
87.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5613018
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4597792
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4260239
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4235022
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4123484
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4122001
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4101554
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3886614
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3875426
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3859976
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3812413
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3621815
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4613526
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4439236
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4326629
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4313556
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4195237
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4122682
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3900139
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3861427
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3843593
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3805277
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3490900
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3488945
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6338289
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6337126
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6275389
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6024467
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6024467
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5834220
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4756243
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4756216
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3693437
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3178286
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%.