Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
749,293 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 749,022 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
749,022 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 749,293 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 8,991,516 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,988,261 KWD per year, or 749,022 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 7822619
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7328086
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7238170
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6923143
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5260037
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5175869
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5035880
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4875244
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4766035
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4749961
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4733875
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4663026
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4659943
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4609558
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4543533
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4499536
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4411224
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4362811
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4320475
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3726389
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3362688
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3315376
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3239689
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4803246
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4185571
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8090277
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7463966
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7016012
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6079405
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5848717
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5845857
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5844989
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5584393
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5488094
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5402646
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5310872
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4954054
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4853895
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4771403
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4696615
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1101634
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7958458
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6519021
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6039033
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6003878
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5845965
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5844483
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5814761
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5509722
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5491846
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5469463
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5402396
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5133532
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6541381
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6294217
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6134771
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6116067
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5948194
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5845164
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5529872
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5474862
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5449444
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5395260
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4948385
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4946429
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8988261
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8987098
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8898861
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8541940
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8541940
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8272195
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6743722
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6743695
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5236808
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4503272
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%.