Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
754,998 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 754,727 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
754,727 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 754,998 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 9,059,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,056,721 KWD per year, or 754,727 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 7882179
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7383880
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7293281
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6975857
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5300086
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5215271
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5074218
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4912603
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4802260
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4786122
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4769885
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4698488
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4695371
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4644625
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4578105
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4533773
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4444720
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4395997
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4353336
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3754663
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3388278
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3340583
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3264335
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4839735
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4217385
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8151891
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7520788
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7069411
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6125684
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5893216
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5890356
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5889488
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5626895
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5529854
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5443722
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5351262
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4991707
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4890790
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4807686
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4732302
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1109512
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8019051
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6568655
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6084986
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6049575
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5890464
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5888982
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5859020
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5551654
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5533605
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5511043
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5443472
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5172586
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6591186
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6342139
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6181483
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6162634
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5993480
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5889663
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5571975
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5516544
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5490930
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5436336
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4986038
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4984082
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9056721
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9055558
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8966636
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8606977
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8606977
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8335178
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6795067
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6795040
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5276679
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4537502
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%.