Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,312,668 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 8,309,413 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
8,309,413 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 8,312,668 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 8,312,668 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,309,413 KWD per year, or 692,451 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 7232021
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6774824
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6691698
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6400430
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4862911
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4785161
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4655725
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4504797
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4406837
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4391393
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4376801
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4311383
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4308639
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4261842
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4200714
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4160048
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4079073
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4033740
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 3994628
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3446025
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 3108935
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3065425
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2995304
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4441420
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3870108
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7479314
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6900522
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6486511
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5620504
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5407466
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5404606
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5403738
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5162941
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5073997
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4995337
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4910358
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4580688
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4488045
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4411613
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4342740
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1023519
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7357623
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6026857
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5583356
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5550747
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5404714
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5403232
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5375885
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5093928
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5077765
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5057158
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4995087
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4746273
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6047519
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5819023
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5671576
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5654315
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5499136
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5403912
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5112380
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5061546
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5038070
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4987952
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4575019
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4573063
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8309413
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8308250
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8226802
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7897035
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7897035
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7647655
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6234586
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6234559
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4841440
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4163848
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%.