Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,476,816 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 7,473,561 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
7,473,561 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 7,476,816 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 7,476,816 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,473,561 KWD per year, or 622,797 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 6504830
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6093605
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6018837
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 5756824
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4373937
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4304091
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4187648
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4048673
45.9%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3964562
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3949896
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3937143
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3878411
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3876086
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 3833705
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 3778609
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3742043
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 3670103
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 3628560
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3593419
51.9%
19
France
KWD 3100818
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2796495
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2757664
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2694397
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3995911
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3481684
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6727047
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6206765
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5834546
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5055468
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4864162
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4861302
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4860434
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4644016
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4564127
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4493826
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4417214
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4120969
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4037580
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3968612
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3907022
47.7%
15
India
KWD 927337
87.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6617826
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5420864
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5022290
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4992816
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4861410
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4859928
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4835507
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4581968
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4567915
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4549495
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4493576
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4269448
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5439437
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5233927
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5101253
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5085768
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4946220
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4860609
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4598331
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4552637
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4531554
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4486440
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4115300
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4113344
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7473561
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7472398
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7399308
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7102975
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7102975
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6878671
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5607697
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5607670
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4354631
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3745922
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%.