Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
679,553 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 679,282 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
679,282 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 679,553 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 8,154,636 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,151,381 KWD per year, or 679,282 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 7094533
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6646028
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6564482
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6278745
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4770462
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4694207
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4567227
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4418559
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4323217
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4307921
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4293676
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4229522
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4226858
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4180895
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4120908
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4081017
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4001751
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3957134
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3918773
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3380757
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 3049863
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3007237
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2938413
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4357189
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3796670
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7337085
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6769355
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6363246
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5513675
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5304745
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5301885
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5301017
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5064830
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4977597
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4900518
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4817121
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4493770
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4402877
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4327856
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4260360
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1005334
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7217752
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5912283
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5477277
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5445261
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5301993
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5300511
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5273718
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4997133
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4981369
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4961175
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4900268
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4656121
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5932551
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5708401
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5563747
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5546822
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5394598
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5301192
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5015191
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4965328
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4942305
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4893132
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4488101
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4486145
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8151381
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8150218
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8070350
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7746904
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7746904
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7502265
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6116062
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6116035
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4749400
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4084832
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%.