Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
709,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 709,009 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
709,009 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 709,280 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 8,511,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,508,105 KWD per year, or 709,009 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 7404883
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6936758
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6851645
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6553423
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4979146
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4899517
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4766993
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4613223
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4511970
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4496343
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4481313
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4414305
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4411462
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4363615
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4301054
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4259413
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4176291
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4130055
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4090000
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3528084
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3183206
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3138583
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3066833
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4547323
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3962441
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7658136
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7065436
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6641490
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5754820
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5536616
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5533756
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5532888
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5286296
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5195199
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5114552
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5027584
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4689968
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4595125
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4516920
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4446316
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1046382
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7533481
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6170908
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5716728
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5683374
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5533864
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5532382
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5504340
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5215627
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5198962
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5177835
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5114302
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4859619
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6192068
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5958107
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5807148
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5789465
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5630571
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5533062
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5234576
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5182519
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5158475
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5107167
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4684299
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4682344
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8508105
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8506942
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8423507
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8085792
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8085792
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7830451
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6383605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6383578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4957160
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4263194
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%.