Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
736,929 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 736,658 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
736,658 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 736,929 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 8,843,148 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,839,893 KWD per year, or 736,658 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 7693539
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7207166
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7118734
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6808900
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5173242
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5090476
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4952794
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4794280
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4687529
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4671593
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4655833
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4586171
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4583163
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4533562
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4468607
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4425338
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4338630
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4290890
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4249258
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3665113
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3307228
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3260747
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3186277
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4724166
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4116624
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7956746
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7340820
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6900285
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5979109
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5752278
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5749418
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5748550
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5492281
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5397589
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5313625
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5223336
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4872452
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4773935
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4692767
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4619273
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1084561
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7827141
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6411455
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5939441
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5904842
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5749526
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5748044
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5718841
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5418847
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5401345
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5379350
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5313375
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5048893
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6433443
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6190359
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6033535
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6015147
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5850048
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5748724
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5438626
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5384529
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5359535
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5306240
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4866783
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4864827
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8839893
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8838730
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8751977
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8400991
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8400991
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8135696
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6632446
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6632419
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5150397
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4429088
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%.