Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
957,342 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 957,071 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
957,071 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 957,342 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 11,488,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,484,849 KWD per year, or 957,071 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 9994650
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9362805
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 9247924
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8845516
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6720541
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6612767
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 6433969
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6237632
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6087055
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6068659
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6047080
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5956258
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5951927
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5888351
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5804310
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5748066
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5632769
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5573032
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5518837
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4757480
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4295910
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4234620
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4138461
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6133927
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5345746
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10337206
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9536134
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8963351
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7767099
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 7471500
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7468640
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 7467771
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7134357
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7011012
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6900598
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6783834
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6327177
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6199377
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6094594
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5998053
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1388917
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10168141
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8329048
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7714867
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7670351
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 7468748
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7467265
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7428805
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7038882
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7014705
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6985791
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6900349
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6557748
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8357649
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8041828
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7838255
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7814246
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7599687
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7467946
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7065274
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6994910
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6962346
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6893213
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6321508
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6319553
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 11484849
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11483686
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 11370483
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10913699
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10913699
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10569056
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8616163
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 8616136
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6690845
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5751566
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%.