Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
574,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 574,289 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
574,289 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 574,560 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 6,894,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,891,465 KWD per year, or 574,289 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 5998406
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5619197
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5550250
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5308610
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4033411
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3969068
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3861674
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3731023
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3656558
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3642433
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3630960
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3576886
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3574851
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3535546
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3484651
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3450941
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3385292
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3346389
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3314013
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2860412
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2578908
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2543336
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2484843
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3685653
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 3211182
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6203160
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5723625
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5380511
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4661971
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4485800
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4482940
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4482072
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4282632
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4209048
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4144568
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4073783
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3800816
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3723872
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3660101
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3603583
47.7%
15
India
KWD 860355
87.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6102624
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4998844
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4631558
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4604267
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4483048
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4481566
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4459182
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4225435
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4212850
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4195953
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 4144318
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3937383
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5015962
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4826459
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4704074
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4689827
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4561163
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4482246
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4240342
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4198228
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4178811
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4137183
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3795147
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3793192
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6891465
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6890302
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6823033
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6549984
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6549984
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6343142
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5171125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5171098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4015613
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3454874
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%.