Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
808,882 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 808,611 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
808,611 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 808,882 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 9,706,584 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,703,329 KWD per year, or 808,611 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 8444728
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7910866
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7813800
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 7473745
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5678352
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5587423
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5436318
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 5265457
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5144399
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5127660
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5110001
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5033431
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5029991
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4975828
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4904642
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4857138
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4761096
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 4709440
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4663708
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4021712
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3629980
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3578664
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3497114
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5184377
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4517866
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8733838
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8057472
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7573765
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6562791
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6313512
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 6309783
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 6310652
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6028331
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5924285
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5831686
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5732755
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5347341
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5239265
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5150389
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5069370
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1183917
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8591351
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7037446
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6519022
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6481186
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6310760
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6309277
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6277052
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5947701
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5928020
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5903767
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5831437
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5541453
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7061593
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6794764
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6622679
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6602457
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6421211
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6309958
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5969639
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5910232
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5882766
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5824301
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5341672
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5339717
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9703329
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9702166
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9606778
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9221255
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9221255
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8930057
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7280023
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7279996
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5653270
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4860806
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%.