Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
558,325 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 558,054 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
558,054 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 558,325 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 6,699,900 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,696,645 KWD per year, or 558,054 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 5828913
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5460418
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5393420
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5158599
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3919442
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3856941
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3752575
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3624709
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3553473
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3539529
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3528485
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3475969
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3474032
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3435756
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3386267
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3353512
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3289969
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3251950
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3220499
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2779951
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2506084
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2471603
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2414708
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3581814
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 3120648
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6027822
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5561924
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5228552
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4530273
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4359167
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4356307
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4355439
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4161681
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4090208
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4027676
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3958841
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3693665
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3618878
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3556846
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3502025
47.7%
15
India
KWD 837937
87.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5930192
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4857600
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4500785
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4474224
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4356415
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4354933
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4333231
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4106107
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4094015
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4077627
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 4027426
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3826245
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4874230
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4690085
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4571144
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4557310
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4432290
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4355613
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4120528
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4079612
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4060752
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4020291
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3687996
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3686041
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6696645
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6695482
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6630161
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6364905
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6364905
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6163908
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5025010
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5024983
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3902148
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3357464
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%.