Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
693,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 693,329 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
693,329 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 693,600 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 8,323,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,319,945 KWD per year, or 693,329 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 7241184
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6783408
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6700176
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6408540
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4869072
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4791223
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4661623
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4510544
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4412409
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4396956
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4382341
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4316838
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4314090
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4267236
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4206033
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4165315
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4084227
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4038845
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3999683
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3450374
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3112872
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3069302
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2999096
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4447033
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3875002
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7488792
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6909263
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6494726
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5627624
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5414312
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5411452
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5410584
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5169480
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5080421
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5001656
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4916572
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4586480
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4493721
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4417195
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4348230
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1024731
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7366944
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6034492
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5590425
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5557777
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5411560
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5410078
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5382694
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5100379
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5084189
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5063555
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5001406
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4752281
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6055181
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5826395
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5678762
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5661479
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5506103
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5410758
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5118858
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5067958
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5044452
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4994271
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4580811
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4578856
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8319945
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8318782
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8237228
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7907040
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7907040
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7657344
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6242485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6242458
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4847574
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4169114
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%.