Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
630,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 630,449 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
630,449 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 630,720 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 7,568,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,565,385 KWD per year, or 630,449 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 6584717
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6168442
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6092755
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5827529
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4427654
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4356940
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4239069
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4098781
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4013149
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3998398
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3985442
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3925976
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3923605
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3880739
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3824980
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3787964
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3715031
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3673072
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3637495
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3138741
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2830818
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2791473
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2727454
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4044853
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3524355
53.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6699098
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5487436
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5083927
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5054108
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4921096
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4919614
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4894871
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4638211
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4623926
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4605265
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4548670
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4321831
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5506239
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5298203
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5163907
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5148227
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5006961
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4920294
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4654803
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4608544
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4587198
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4541535
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4165803
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4163848
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7565385
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7564222
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7490214
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7190208
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7190208
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6963149
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5676565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5676538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4408110
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3791834
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%.