Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
857,393 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 857,122 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
857,122 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 857,393 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 10,288,716 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,285,461 KWD per year, or 857,122 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 8951183
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8385304
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8282416
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7921987
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6018899
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5922466
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5762312
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5583126
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5452423
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5435142
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5416202
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5334976
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5331244
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5274005
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5198619
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5148259
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5045925
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 4991629
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4943131
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4262132
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3847580
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3793005
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3706681
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5494653
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4788385
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9257757
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8540642
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8027828
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6956313
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6691897
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6689037
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 6688169
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6389737
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6279386
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6180966
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6076207
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5667514
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5552993
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5458919
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5372828
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1250903
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9106585
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7459491
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6909778
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6869759
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6689145
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6687663
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6653400
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6304257
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6283107
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6257330
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6180716
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5873539
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7485094
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7202257
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7019883
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6998423
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6806292
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6688344
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6327650
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6264663
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6235531
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6173580
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5661845
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5659889
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 10285461
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10284298
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10183089
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9774280
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9774280
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9465619
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7716622
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7716595
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5992310
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5151872
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%.