Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
761,496 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 761,225 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
761,225 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 761,496 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 9,137,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,134,697 KWD per year, or 761,225 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 7950018
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7447431
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7356051
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7035899
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5345702
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5260149
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5117884
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4955154
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4843519
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4827308
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4810900
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4738880
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4735724
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4684565
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4617483
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4572768
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4482873
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4433796
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4390764
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3786867
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3417426
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3369294
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3292406
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4881296
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4253621
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8222069
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7585508
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7130232
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6178396
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5943901
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5941041
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5940173
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5675305
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5577420
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5490507
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5397267
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5034594
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4932813
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4849014
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4772950
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1118484
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8088066
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6625187
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6137328
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6101624
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5941149
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5939667
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5909431
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5599414
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5581168
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5558402
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5490258
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5217068
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6647913
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6396722
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6234688
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6215673
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6045061
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5940347
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5619930
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5564020
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5538182
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5483122
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5028925
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5026969
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9134697
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9133534
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9043833
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8681054
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8681054
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8406916
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6853549
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6853522
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5322093
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4576490
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%.