Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,235,425 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,235,154 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
4,235,154 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 4,235,425 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 50,825,100 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 50,821,845 KWD per year, or 4,235,154 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 44217837
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 41422457
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 40914205
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 39135003
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 29732683
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 29252979
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 28462687
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 27703831
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 26901440
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 26846460
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 26738340
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 26332822
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 26308823
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 26037389
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 25669493
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 25420273
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 24879794
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 24641641
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 24400595
52.0%
19
France
KWD 21003659
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 19000040
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 18718502
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 18299780
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27100546
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 23625805
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 45740502
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 42185840
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 39646208
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 34358908
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 33040547
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 33036819
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 33037687
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 31556075
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 31006580
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 30502796
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 29992268
41.0%
11
China
KWD 27962525
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 27399199
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 26943202
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 26503913
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5915432
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 44984569
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 36848370
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 34119826
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 33927795
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 33037795
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 33036313
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 32860173
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 31132792
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 31009329
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 30877509
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 30502546
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 28998127
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 36975313
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 35577725
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 34678871
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 34571271
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 33621110
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 33036993
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 31257526
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 30945240
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 30800094
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 30495411
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 27956856
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 27954901
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 50820682
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 50821845
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 50314109
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 48283845
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 48283845
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 46759092
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 38118910
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 38118883
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 29601105
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 25420064
50.0%
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%.