Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
678,645 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 678,374 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
678,374 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 678,645 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 8,143,740 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,140,485 KWD per year, or 678,374 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 7085054
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6637148
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6555711
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6270356
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4764088
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4687936
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4561125
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4412613
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4317452
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4302166
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4287945
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4223878
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4221219
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4175314
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4115406
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4075568
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3996419
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3951852
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3913543
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3376257
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 3045790
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3003225
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2934490
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4351381
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3791606
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7327278
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6760312
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6354747
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5506309
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5297663
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5294803
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5293935
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5058065
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4970950
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4893980
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4810692
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4487777
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4397004
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4322081
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4254680
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1004080
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7208108
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5904384
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5469963
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5437988
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5294911
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5293429
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5266673
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4990459
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4974723
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4954558
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4893730
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4649905
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5924624
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5700773
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5556312
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5539410
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5387390
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5294109
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5008490
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4958694
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4935702
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4886595
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4482108
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4480153
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8140485
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8139322
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8059563
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7736553
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7736553
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7492241
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6107890
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6107863
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4743054
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4079384
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%.