Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
844,653 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 844,382 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
844,382 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 844,653 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 10,135,836 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,132,581 KWD per year, or 844,382 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 8818177
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8260706
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8159348
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7804269
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5929464
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5834476
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5676699
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5499700
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5371529
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5354391
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5335787
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5255784
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5252129
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5195697
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5121414
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5071804
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4971123
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 4917520
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4869749
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4198993
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3790434
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3736715
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3651645
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5413168
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4717341
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9120165
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8413751
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7908582
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6852966
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6592525
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6589665
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 6588797
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6294824
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6186129
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6089238
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5986009
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5583430
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5470601
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5377892
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5293134
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1233311
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8971274
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7348653
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6807157
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6767712
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6589773
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6588291
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6554563
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6210618
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6189854
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6164477
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6088988
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5786326
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7373874
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7095241
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6915569
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6894434
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6705161
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6588972
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6233629
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6171582
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6142888
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6081852
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5577761
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5575805
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 10132581
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10131418
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10031738
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9629044
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9629044
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9324969
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7601962
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7601935
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5903271
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5075432
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%.