Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
900,943 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 900,672 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
900,672 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 900,943 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 10,811,316 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,808,061 KWD per year, or 900,672 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 9405845
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 8811223
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8703109
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8324389
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6324620
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6223246
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 6054968
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5868309
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5728946
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5711179
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5691090
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5605682
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5601690
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5541689
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5462532
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5409608
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5301626
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5244959
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5193979
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4477966
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4042928
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3985427
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3894817
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5773199
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5031240
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9728097
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8974400
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8435456
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7309590
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 7031587
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7028727
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 7027859
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6714185
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6598172
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6494526
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6384536
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5954944
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5834637
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5735897
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5645253
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1311039
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9569129
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7838376
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7260573
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7218595
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 7028835
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7027353
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6991261
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6624350
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6601880
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6574737
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6494276
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6171664
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7865286
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7568077
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7376466
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7353895
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7151991
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7028034
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6649049
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6582848
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6552221
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6487140
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5949275
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5947319
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 10808061
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10806898
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10700463
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10270750
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10270750
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9946411
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8108572
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 8108545
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6296677
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5413172
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%.