Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,368 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 6,366 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
6,366 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 6,368 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 13,245,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,242,185 KWD per year, or 1,103,515 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 11523533
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10795034
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10662579
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10198665
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7748582
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7624193
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7418077
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7196611
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7016914
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6996884
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6971439
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6866559
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6861349
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6788486
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6691764
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6626899
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6492608
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6424901
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6362359
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5483259
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4952801
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4881671
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4771102
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7070587
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6162387
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11918808
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10994723
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10334073
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8955058
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8613768
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8610908
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8610040
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8225370
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8082987
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7955000
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7820644
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7293712
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7146455
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7025982
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6914130
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1591134
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11723526
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9603116
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8894479
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8843372
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8611016
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8609534
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8564922
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8115251
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8086637
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8053126
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7954750
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7560246
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9636111
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9271963
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9037329
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9009586
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8762164
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8610214
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8146035
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8064864
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8027271
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7947615
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7288043
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7286088
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13242185
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13241022
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13110246
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12583168
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12583168
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12185805
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9934165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9934138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7714335
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6630234
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%.