Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
728,003 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 727,732 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
727,732 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 728,003 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 8,736,036 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,732,781 KWD per year, or 727,732 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 7600351
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7119869
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7032509
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6726423
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5110581
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5028829
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4892811
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4735829
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4630853
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4615016
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4599492
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4530687
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4527732
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4478697
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4414515
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4371772
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4286221
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4238967
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4197845
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3620876
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3267190
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3221309
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3147717
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4667075
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4066849
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7860345
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7251917
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6816738
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5906701
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5682655
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5679795
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5678927
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5425782
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5332251
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5249358
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5160141
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4813540
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4716210
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4635998
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4563436
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1072236
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7732338
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6333798
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5867542
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5833345
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5679903
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5678421
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5649593
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5353241
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5336009
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5314295
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5249108
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4987789
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6355519
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6115381
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5960450
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5942290
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5779194
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5679102
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5372752
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5319313
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5294626
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5241972
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4807871
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4805915
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8732781
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8731618
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8645936
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8299234
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8299234
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8037153
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6552112
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6552085
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5088013
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4375532
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%.