Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,641 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 2,639 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,639 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 2,641 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 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,493,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,490,025 KWD per year, or 457,502 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 4779154
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4477023
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4422090
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4229501
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3213569
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3162477
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3076868
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2966257
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2915014
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2902193
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2893803
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2850940
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2849606
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2817706
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2776924
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2750088
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2699588
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2667041
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2641322
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2281617
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2055051
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2027326
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1980325
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2938686
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2559927
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4941864
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4560430
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4287388
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3714598
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3574864
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3572004
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3571136
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3412571
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3354170
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3303704
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3246947
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3030024
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2968596
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2917337
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2873030
47.7%
15
India
KWD 699091
87.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4862236
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3982800
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3690842
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3668805
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3572112
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3570630
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3553151
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3367053
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3358006
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3344774
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3303454
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3137910
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3996414
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3845451
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3747837
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3736567
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3634111
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3571310
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3378457
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3344961
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3329555
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3296319
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3024355
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 3022400
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5490025
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5488862
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5435607
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5218616
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5218616
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5053818
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4120045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4120018
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3199400
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2754154
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%.