Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
934,740 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 934,469 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
934,469 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 934,740 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 11,216,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,213,625 KWD per year, or 934,469 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 9758686
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9141757
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9029588
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8636673
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6561875
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6456666
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 6282084
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6089625
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5943542
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5925398
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5904416
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5815764
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5811569
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5749425
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5667342
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5612428
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5500063
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5441556
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5388650
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4645464
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4194527
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4134755
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4040821
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5989365
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5219707
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10093104
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9311018
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8751796
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7583752
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 7295204
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7292344
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 7291476
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6965973
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6845566
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6737864
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6623814
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6178004
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6053207
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5950845
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5856668
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1357707
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9928086
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8132410
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7532808
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7489308
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 7292452
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7290970
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7253458
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6872758
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6849264
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6821060
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6737614
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6403024
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8160333
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7851971
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7653192
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7629760
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7420272
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7291650
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6898471
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6829775
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6797988
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6730479
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6172335
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6170380
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 11213625
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11212462
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 11101971
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10656036
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10656036
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10319530
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8412745
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 8412718
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6532882
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5615954
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%.