Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
155,758 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 155,695 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
155,695 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 155,758 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 8,099,416 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,096,161 KWD per year, or 674,680 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 7046492
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6601024
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6520030
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6236226
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4738158
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4662425
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4536304
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4388425
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4293998
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4278754
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4264630
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4200918
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4198281
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4152610
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4093022
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4053402
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3974732
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3930366
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3892267
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3357952
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 3029222
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2986905
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2918533
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4327756
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3771009
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7287387
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6723523
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6320174
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5476346
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5268852
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5265992
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5265124
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5030547
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4943913
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4867386
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4784542
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4463399
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4373117
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4298590
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4231575
47.8%
15
India
KWD 998980
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7168877
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5872249
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5440210
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5408401
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5266100
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5264618
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5238018
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4963311
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4947686
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4927637
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4867136
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4624620
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5892378
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5669747
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5526069
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5509261
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5358070
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5265299
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4981230
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4931707
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4908842
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4860000
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4457730
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4455774
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8096161
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8094998
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8015682
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7694445
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7694445
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7451463
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6074647
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6074620
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4717240
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4057222
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%.