Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
772,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 772,289 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
772,289 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 772,560 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 9,270,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,267,465 KWD per year, or 772,289 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 8065526
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7555637
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7462930
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7138130
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5423371
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5336563
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5192234
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5027606
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4913771
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4897437
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4880736
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4807654
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4804431
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4752571
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4684531
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4639165
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4547834
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4498155
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4454493
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3841700
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3467054
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3418179
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3340203
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4952061
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4315318
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8341560
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7695705
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7233791
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6268147
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6030200
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 6026472
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 6027340
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5757732
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5658408
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5570168
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5475599
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5107616
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5004366
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4919381
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4842160
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1133762
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8205576
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6721444
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6226448
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6190247
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6027448
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6025966
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5995266
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5680735
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5662154
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5639040
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5569918
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5292808
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6744502
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6489659
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6325279
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6305982
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6132887
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6026646
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5701582
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5644856
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5618638
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5562783
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5101947
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5099992
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9267465
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9266302
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9175273
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8807184
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8807184
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8529062
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6953125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6953098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5399419
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4642874
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%.