Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
558,286 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 558,015 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
558,015 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 558,286 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% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,699,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,696,177 KWD per year, or 558,015 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 5828506
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5460037
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5393043
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5158238
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3919168
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3856671
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3752313
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3624454
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3553225
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3539282
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3528239
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3475726
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3473790
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3435516
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3386030
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3353278
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3289740
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3251723
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3220275
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2779758
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2505909
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2471431
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2414539
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3581565
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 3120431
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6027401
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5561536
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5228187
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4529957
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4358863
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4356003
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4355135
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4161390
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4089923
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4027395
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3958565
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3693408
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3618626
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3556598
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3501782
47.7%
15
India
KWD 837883
87.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5929778
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4857260
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4500471
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4473912
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4356111
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4354629
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4332928
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4105821
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4093729
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4077343
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 4027146
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3825978
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4873890
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4689758
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4570824
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4556992
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4431980
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4355309
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4120240
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4079327
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4060468
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4020010
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3687739
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3685783
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6696177
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6695014
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6629698
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6364460
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6364460
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6163477
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5024659
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5024632
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3901875
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3357230
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%.