Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,473,056 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,469,801 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,469,801 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 1,473,056 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.05 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,473,056 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,469,801 KWD per year, or 122,483 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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 1281559
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1200541
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1185810
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1133929
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 861738
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 848657
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 825542
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 787793
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 779165
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 778710
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 772421
47.6%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 769140
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 768464
47.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 758483
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 746710
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 739597
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 732550
50.3%
17
Germany
KWD 718238
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 711614
51.7%
19
France
KWD 621265
57.8%
20
Belgium
KWD 552295
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 547079
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 533044
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 795907
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 691713
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1323663
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1223644
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1151613
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 996927
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 961718
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 958858
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 957990
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 916682
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 901833
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 891570
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 875055
40.6%
11
China
KWD 818901
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 801984
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 786619
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 777340
47.2%
15
India
KWD 236483
84.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1304012
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1068138
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 992266
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 985306
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 958966
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 957484
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 954076
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 905765
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 904665
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 903051
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 891320
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 844513
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1071701
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1031295
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1004737
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1002011
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 974732
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 958165
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 906019
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 897248
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 893347
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 884184
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 813232
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 811276
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1469801
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1468638
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1455586
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1399403
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1399403
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1355212
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1104877
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1104850
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 857981
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 744042
49.5%
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%.