Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
876,296 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 876,025 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
876,025 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 876,296 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 10,515,552 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,512,297 KWD per year, or 876,025 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 9148530
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8570175
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8465019
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8096651
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6151598
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6053020
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5889340
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5706911
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5572449
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5554957
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5535518
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5452477
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5448632
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5390194
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5313171
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5261698
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5156913
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5101588
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5052012
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4355816
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3932371
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3876526
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3788342
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5615557
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4893797
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9461909
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8728916
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8204760
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7109654
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6839341
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6836481
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 6835613
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6530565
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6417756
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6317067
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6210038
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5792274
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5675241
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5579142
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5491075
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1277005
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9307354
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7623947
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7062042
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7021172
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6836589
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6835107
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6800050
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6443194
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6421471
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6395101
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6316818
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6002941
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7650117
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7361042
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7174659
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7152717
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6956344
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6835787
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6467154
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6402772
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6372991
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6309682
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5786605
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5784649
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 10512297
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10511134
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10407657
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9989774
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9989774
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9674308
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7886749
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7886722
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6124421
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5265290
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%.