Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
607,816 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 607,545 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
607,545 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 607,816 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 7,293,792 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,290,537 KWD per year, or 607,545 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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 6345599
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5944440
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5871503
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5615896
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4266868
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4198752
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4085155
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3948796
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3867719
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3853223
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3840872
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3783605
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3781371
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3739957
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3686182
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3650514
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3580552
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3539839
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3505568
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3025229
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2728081
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2690274
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2628509
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3898359
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3396632
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6562325
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6054855
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5691787
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4931744
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4745197
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4742337
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4741469
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4530389
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4452482
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4384011
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4309232
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4020306
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3938943
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3871609
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3811614
47.7%
15
India
KWD 906277
87.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6455835
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5288171
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4899435
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4870647
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4742445
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4740963
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4717182
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4469866
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4456275
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4438333
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4383762
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4165040
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5306287
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5105810
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4976371
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4961275
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4825149
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4741643
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4485772
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4441203
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4420643
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4376626
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4014637
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4012681
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7290537
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7289374
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7218114
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6929102
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6929102
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6710289
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5470429
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5470402
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4248036
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3654410
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%.