Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,432,892 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 8,429,637 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
8,429,637 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 8,432,892 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 8,432,892 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,429,637 KWD per year, or 702,470 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 7336616
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6872807
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6788478
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6493003
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4933242
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4854355
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4723051
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4570403
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4470451
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4454896
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4440039
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4373659
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4370855
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4323422
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4261428
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4220172
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4137897
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4092018
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4052336
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3495677
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3153875
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3109691
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3038585
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4505499
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3925976
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7587515
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7000308
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6580285
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5701776
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5485612
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5482752
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5481884
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5237580
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5147333
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5067471
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4981289
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4646811
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4552837
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4475332
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4405411
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1037353
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7464031
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6114019
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5664056
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5630997
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5482860
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5481378
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5453610
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5167565
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5151099
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5130177
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5067222
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4814856
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6134982
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5903180
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5753608
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5736091
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5578664
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5482058
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5186318
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5134744
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5110924
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5060086
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4641142
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4639186
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8429637
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8428474
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8345823
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8011247
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8011247
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7758261
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6324754
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6324727
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4911459
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4223960
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%.