Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
752,736 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 752,465 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
752,465 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 752,736 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 9,032,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,029,577 KWD per year, or 752,465 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 7858564
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7361758
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7271430
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6954956
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5284207
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5199648
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5059017
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4897790
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4787897
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4771784
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4755607
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4684428
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4681324
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4630721
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4564397
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4520198
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4431439
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4382839
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4340307
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3743452
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3378132
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3330589
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3254563
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4825267
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4204771
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8127461
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7498258
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7048239
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6107335
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5875573
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5872713
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5871845
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5610043
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5513297
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5427435
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5335248
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4976778
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4876161
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4793300
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4718152
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1106388
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7995026
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6548975
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6066766
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6031456
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5872821
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5871339
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5841471
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5535028
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5517048
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5494557
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5427186
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5157101
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6571438
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6323138
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6162962
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6144170
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5975524
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5872019
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5555281
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5500018
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5474481
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5420050
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4971109
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4969153
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9029577
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9028414
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8939764
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8581190
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8581190
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8310205
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6774709
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6774682
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5260870
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4523930
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%.