Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
710,436 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 710,165 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
710,165 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 710,436 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 8,525,232 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,521,977 KWD per year, or 710,165 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 7416952
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6948064
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6862812
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6564104
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4987261
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4907501
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4774761
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4620793
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4519310
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4503670
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4488609
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4421491
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4418641
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4370720
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4308059
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4266350
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4183078
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4136780
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4096659
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3533814
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3188392
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3143691
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3071827
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4554716
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3968887
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7670621
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7076950
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6652311
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5764198
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5545633
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5542773
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5541905
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5294908
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5203661
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5122875
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5035769
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4697598
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4602601
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4524272
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4453547
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1047979
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7545759
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6180965
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5726039
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5692633
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5542881
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5541399
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5513308
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5224123
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5207424
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5186261
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5122626
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4867533
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6202159
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5967818
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5816613
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5798901
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5639747
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5542079
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5243107
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5190965
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5166881
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5115490
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4691929
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4689973
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8521977
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8520814
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8437240
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8098970
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8098970
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7843213
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6394009
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6393982
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4965239
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4270130
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%.