Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
862,182 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 861,911 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
861,911 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 862,182 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 10,346,184 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,342,929 KWD per year, or 861,911 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 9001180
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8432140
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8328678
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7966237
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6052518
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5955541
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5794494
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5614487
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5482831
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5465497
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5446430
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5364744
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5360984
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5303441
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5227640
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5176998
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5074044
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5019486
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4970716
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4285867
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3869062
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3814165
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3727370
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5525284
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4815091
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9309478
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8588340
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8072653
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6995161
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6729252
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6726392
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 6725523
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6425416
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6314441
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6215446
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6110112
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5699121
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5583964
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5489377
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5402785
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1257516
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9157449
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7501156
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6948353
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6908119
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6726500
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6725017
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6690553
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6339456
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6318161
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6292234
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6215197
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5906322
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7526902
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7242484
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7059095
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7037512
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6844307
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6725698
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6362993
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6299652
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6270356
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6208061
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5693452
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5691497
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 10342929
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10341766
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10239982
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9828875
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9828875
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9518489
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7759723
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7759696
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6025780
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5180606
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%.