Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,773,416 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 8,770,161 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
8,770,161 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 8,773,416 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 8,773,416 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,770,161 KWD per year, or 730,847 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 7632872
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7150334
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7062600
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6755206
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5132448
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5050342
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4913744
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4756227
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4650632
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4634761
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4619154
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4550050
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4547076
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4497844
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4433392
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4390466
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4304511
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4257087
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4215787
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3636314
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3281163
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3235072
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3161173
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4686998
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4084219
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7893987
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7282943
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6845894
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5931970
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5706952
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5704092
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5703224
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5448989
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5355053
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5271786
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5182195
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4834099
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4736355
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4655810
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4582922
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1076537
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7765422
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6360899
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5892633
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5858296
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5704200
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5702718
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5673759
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5376136
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5358810
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5336998
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5271536
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5009113
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8770161
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8768998
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8682942
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8334745
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8334745
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8071543
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6580147
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6580120
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5109784
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4394222
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%.