Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
643,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 643,649 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
643,649 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 643,920 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 7,727,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,723,785 KWD per year, or 643,649 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 6722525
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6297538
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6220267
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5949497
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4520318
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4448106
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4327773
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4185220
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4096963
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4082065
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4068760
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 4008027
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4005577
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3961874
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3904972
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3867179
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3792534
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3749856
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3713527
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3204160
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2890028
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2849796
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2784478
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4129280
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3597964
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6952248
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6414451
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6029721
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5224620
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5026808
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5023948
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5023080
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4799364
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4716763
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4643960
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4564844
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4258592
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4172433
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4101230
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4037460
47.8%
15
India
KWD 956130
87.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6839295
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5602276
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5190253
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5159840
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5024056
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5022574
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4997277
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4735231
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4720546
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4701471
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4643710
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4412192
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5621475
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5409083
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5271987
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5255971
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5111743
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5023254
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4752219
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4704986
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4683186
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4636575
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4252923
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4250968
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7723785
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7722622
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7647030
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7340688
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7340688
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7108877
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5795365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5795338
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4500364
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3871034
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%.