Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
890,812 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 887,557 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.4%
99.6%
Net pay
0.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
887,557 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 890,812 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.08 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.4% tax rate now rises to 0.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 890,812 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 887,557 KWD per year, or 73,963 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.4% 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 775006
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 726012
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 717104
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 685601
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 521125
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 513549
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 499486
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 479710
46.2%
8
Norway
KWD 472905
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 471169
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 467829
47.5%
11
Spain
KWD 466861
47.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 460248
48.3%
13
Italy
KWD 454690
49.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 452677
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 448421
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 447666
49.8%
17
Germany
KWD 435995
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 432137
51.5%
19
France
KWD 380798
57.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 334653
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 332697
62.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 323436
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 485571
45.5%
1
Canada
KWD 421142
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 799643
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 740381
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 697463
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 603330
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 583260
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 580400
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 579531
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 555206
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 546664
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 542223
39.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 531537
40.3%
11
China
KWD 498667
44.0%
12
Japan
KWD 488196
45.2%
13
Australia
KWD 478029
46.3%
14
South Korea
KWD 473824
46.8%
15
India
KWD 169484
81.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 788679
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 646011
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 601435
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 596658
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 580508
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 579026
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 577655
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 550611
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 549419
38.3%
9
Peru
KWD 548041
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 541974
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 512364
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 648119
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 623724
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 607458
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 605968
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 589578
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 579706
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 547939
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 542749
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 540514
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 534838
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 492998
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 491042
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 887557
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 886394
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 879164
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 846271
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 846271
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 819547
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 668194
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 668167
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 518877
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 452920
49.2%
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%.