Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
661,288 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 661,017 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
661,017 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 661,288 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 7,935,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,932,201 KWD per year, or 661,017 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 6903847
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6467397
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6388042
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6109977
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4642242
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4568059
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4444486
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4298952
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4207242
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4192150
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4178387
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4115987
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4113432
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4068628
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4010222
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3971407
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3894509
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3850886
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3813566
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3290236
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2967934
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2926535
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2859508
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4240366
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3694816
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7139823
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6587436
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6192285
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5365509
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5162278
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5159418
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5158550
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4928755
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4843897
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4769010
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4687807
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4373221
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4284754
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4211691
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4146105
47.8%
15
India
KWD 980113
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7023760
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5753378
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5330152
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5298958
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5159526
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5158044
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5132018
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4862885
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4847675
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4828054
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4768760
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4531086
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5773097
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5554975
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5414195
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5397735
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5249610
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5158725
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4880395
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4831880
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4809484
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4761624
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4367552
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4365596
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7932201
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7931038
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7853362
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7538683
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7538683
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7300620
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5951677
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5951650
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4621748
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3975242
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%.