Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
953,676 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 953,405 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
953,405 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 953,676 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 11,444,112 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,440,857 KWD per year, or 953,405 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 9956377
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9326951
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9212510
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8811642
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6694806
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6587448
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 6409334
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6213626
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6063777
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6045422
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6023940
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5933471
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5929161
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5865817
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5782094
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5726066
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5611244
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5551707
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5497721
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4739311
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4279466
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4218422
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4122624
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6110479
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5325302
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10297613
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9499620
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8929037
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7737360
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 7442905
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7440045
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 7439177
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7107046
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6984177
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6874203
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6757879
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6302982
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6175668
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6071278
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5975121
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1383855
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10129204
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8297153
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7685338
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7640986
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 7440153
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7438671
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7400364
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7011937
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6987871
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6959072
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6873954
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6532652
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8325645
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8011034
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7808238
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7784323
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7570586
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7439351
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7038218
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6968126
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6935688
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6866818
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6297313
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6295357
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 11440857
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11439694
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 11326931
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10871906
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10871906
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10528583
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8583169
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 8583142
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6665224
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5729570
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%.