Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
666,666 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 666,395 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
666,395 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 666,666 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 7,999,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,996,737 KWD per year, or 666,395 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 6959993
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6519993
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6439994
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6159670
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4679995
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4605202
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4480627
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4334170
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4241390
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4226238
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4212333
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4149416
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4146829
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4101684
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4042813
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4003681
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3926086
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3882170
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3844544
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3316889
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2992057
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2950297
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2882741
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4274763
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3724806
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7197905
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6641001
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6242623
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5409135
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5204227
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5201367
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5200499
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4968821
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4883264
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4807731
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4725882
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4408716
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4319535
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4245895
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4179746
47.8%
15
India
KWD 987539
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7080879
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5800166
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5373472
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5342036
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5201475
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5199993
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5173740
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4902414
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4887040
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4867251
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4807482
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4567902
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5820047
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5600150
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5458229
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5441633
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5292301
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5200673
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4920085
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4871173
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4848592
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4800346
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4403047
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4401091
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7996737
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7995574
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7917252
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7599992
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7599992
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7359993
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6000079
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6000052
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4659334
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4007510
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%.