Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
816,804 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 816,533 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
816,533 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 816,804 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 9,801,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,798,393 KWD per year, or 816,533 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 8527434
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7988343
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7890327
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7546945
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5733964
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5642136
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5489554
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5317333
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5194700
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5177873
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5160004
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5082674
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5079186
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5024521
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4952649
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4904679
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4807610
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 4755523
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4709338
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4060973
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3665515
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3613667
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3531337
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5235046
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4562043
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8819396
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8136375
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7647915
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6627055
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6375303
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 6371575
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 6372443
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6087349
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5982274
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5888725
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5788841
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5399627
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5290498
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5200772
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5118926
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1194856
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8675491
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7106367
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6582834
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6544641
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6372551
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6371069
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6338511
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6005928
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5986007
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5961505
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5888475
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5595684
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7130752
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6861309
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6687544
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6667119
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6484096
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6371749
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6028103
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5968111
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5940374
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5881340
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5393958
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5392002
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9798393
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9797230
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9700892
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9311566
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9311566
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9017516
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7351321
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7351294
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5708637
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4908338
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%.