Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
955,448 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 955,177 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
955,177 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 955,448 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 11,465,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,462,121 KWD per year, or 955,177 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 9974877
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9344281
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9229628
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8828015
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6707245
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6599687
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 6421242
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6225230
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6075029
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6056654
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6035125
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5944485
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5940166
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5876709
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5792832
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5736700
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5621648
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5562015
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5507928
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4748093
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4287414
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4226252
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4130279
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6121813
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5335184
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10316751
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9517270
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8945623
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7751735
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 7456726
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7453866
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 7452998
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7120247
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6997148
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6886962
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6770424
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6314677
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6187128
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6082548
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5986206
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1386302
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10148025
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8312570
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7699611
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7655180
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 7453974
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7452492
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7414111
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7024961
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7000841
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6971987
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6886712
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6544782
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8341114
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8025919
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7822747
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7798787
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7584652
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7453173
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7051296
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6981072
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6948573
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6879576
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6309008
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6307052
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 11462121
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11460958
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 11347982
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10892107
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10892107
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10548146
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8599117
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 8599090
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6677608
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5740202
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%.