Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
596,653 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 596,382 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
596,382 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 596,653 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 7,159,836 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,156,581 KWD per year, or 596,382 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 6229057
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5835266
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5763668
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5512749
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4188504
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4121654
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4010139
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3875697
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3796839
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3782468
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3770411
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3714216
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3712049
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3671343
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3618534
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3583524
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3515009
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3474904
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3441269
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2969905
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2678008
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2640952
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2580285
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3826960
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3334382
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6441765
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5943671
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5587302
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4841190
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4658125
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4655265
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4654397
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4447225
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4370769
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4303638
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4230199
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3946630
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3866751
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3800612
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3741784
47.7%
15
India
KWD 890862
87.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6337273
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5191053
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4809517
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4781232
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4655373
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4653891
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4630579
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4387818
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4374565
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4356974
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4303388
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4088622
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5208834
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5012041
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4884970
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4870159
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4736537
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4654572
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4403389
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4359644
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4339468
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4296252
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3940961
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3939005
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7156581
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7155418
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7085498
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6801844
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6801844
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6587049
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5369962
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5369935
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4170019
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3587432
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%.