Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
872,495 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 872,224 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
872,224 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 872,495 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 10,469,940 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,466,685 KWD per year, or 872,224 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 9108848
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8533001
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8428302
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8061530
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6124915
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6026768
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5863797
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5682020
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5548314
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5530865
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5511526
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5428850
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5425027
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5366831
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5290137
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5238888
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5134596
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5079477
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5030119
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4336978
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3915321
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3859732
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3771922
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5591246
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4872601
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9420858
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8691058
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8169183
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7078820
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6809693
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6806833
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 6805965
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6502247
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6389932
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6289700
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6183127
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5767187
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5650660
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5554967
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5467298
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1271757
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9266983
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7590879
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7031425
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6990726
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6806941
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6805459
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6770562
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6415257
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6393649
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6367399
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6289450
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5976921
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7616934
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7329113
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7143536
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7121691
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6926171
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6806139
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6439103
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6375001
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6345351
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6282315
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5761518
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5759563
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 10466685
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10465522
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10362501
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9946443
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9946443
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9632345
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7852540
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7852513
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6097857
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5242484
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%.