Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,030,140 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 7,026,885 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
7,026,885 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 7,030,140 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 7,030,140 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,026,885 KWD per year, or 585,574 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 6116222
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 5729564
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 5659263
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5412884
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4112632
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4047009
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3937509
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3804921
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3728212
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3713962
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3702191
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3647033
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3644931
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3604910
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3553038
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3518663
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3451551
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3412034
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3379015
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2916341
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2629528
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2593198
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2533594
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3757832
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3274112
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6325038
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5836024
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5486139
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4753515
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4573823
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4570963
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4570095
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4366705
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4291654
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4225820
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4153679
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3875297
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3796854
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3731873
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3674175
47.7%
15
India
KWD 875938
87.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6222482
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5097024
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4722459
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4694660
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4571071
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4569589
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4546731
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4308379
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4295453
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4278202
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 4225570
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4014635
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5114480
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4921253
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4796475
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4781939
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4650743
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4570269
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4323626
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4280679
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4260873
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4218435
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3869628
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3867673
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7026885
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7025722
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6957099
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6678633
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6678633
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6467729
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5272690
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5272663
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4094483
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3522584
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%.