Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
689,537 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 689,266 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
689,266 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 689,537 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 8,274,444 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,271,189 KWD per year, or 689,266 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 7198766
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6743672
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6660927
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6370998
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4840550
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4763162
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4634320
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4483938
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4386611
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4371204
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4356695
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4291583
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4288858
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4242263
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4181411
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4140933
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4060371
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4015210
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3976281
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3430238
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 3094647
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3051350
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2981544
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4421046
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3852345
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7444912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6868796
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6456696
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5594665
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5382621
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5379761
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5378892
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5139210
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5050680
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4972402
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4887806
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4559664
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4467445
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4391354
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4322815
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1019120
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7323791
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5999144
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5557698
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5525232
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5379869
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5378386
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5351174
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5070516
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5054449
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5033942
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4972153
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4724467
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6019711
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5792266
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5645495
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5628315
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5473851
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5379067
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5088873
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5038273
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5014907
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4965017
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4553995
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4552040
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8271189
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8270026
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8188960
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7860722
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7860722
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7612488
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6205918
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6205891
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4819178
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4144736
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%.