Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
565,655 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 565,384 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
565,384 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 565,655 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 6,787,860 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,784,605 KWD per year, or 565,384 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 5905438
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5532106
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5464227
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5226328
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3970898
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3907566
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3801833
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3672709
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3600015
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3585990
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3574752
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3521532
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3519551
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3480811
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3430686
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3397501
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3333007
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3294589
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3262720
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2816279
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2538964
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2503990
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2446373
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3628697
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 3161523
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6106986
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5634931
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5297160
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4589734
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4416341
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4413481
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4412613
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4216289
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4143864
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4080452
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4010737
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3742043
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3666282
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3603465
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3547878
47.7%
15
India
KWD 848059
87.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6008044
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4921371
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4559828
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4532938
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4413589
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4412107
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4390097
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4159983
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4147668
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4131050
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 4080202
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3876423
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4938221
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4751657
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4631161
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4617140
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4490475
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4412787
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4174623
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4133167
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4114055
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4073067
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3736374
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3734419
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6784605
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6783442
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6717242
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6448467
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6448467
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6244831
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5090980
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5090953
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3953376
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3401444
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%.