Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
614,826 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 614,555 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
614,555 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 614,826 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 7,377,912 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,374,657 KWD per year, or 614,555 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 6418783
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6012998
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5939219
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5680668
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4316079
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4247167
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4132262
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3994701
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3912229
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3897655
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3885119
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3827179
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3824903
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3783045
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3728663
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3692582
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3621711
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3580617
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3545945
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3059970
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2759525
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2721247
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2658792
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3943195
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3435723
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6638033
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6124674
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5757401
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4988609
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4799875
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4797015
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4796147
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4582613
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4503795
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4434483
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4358861
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4066572
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3984278
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3916192
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3855464
47.7%
15
India
KWD 915956
87.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6530288
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5349158
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4955901
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4926797
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4797123
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4795641
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4771566
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4521390
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4507586
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4489424
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4434234
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4213027
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5367484
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5164694
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5033768
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5018494
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4880795
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4796321
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4537505
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4492420
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4471619
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4427098
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4060903
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4058947
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7374657
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7373494
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7301393
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7009016
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7009016
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6787679
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5533519
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5533492
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4297028
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3696470
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%.