Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,286,976 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,286,705 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
4,286,705 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 4,286,976 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 51,443,712 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 51,440,457 KWD per year, or 4,286,705 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 44756029
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 41926625
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 41412188
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 39611334
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 30094572
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 29609018
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 28809110
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 28041408
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 27228766
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 27173211
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 27063730
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 26653263
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 26628954
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 26354252
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 25981892
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 25729637
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 25182472
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 24941513
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 24697529
52.0%
19
France
KWD 21259146
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 19231276
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 18946275
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 18522480
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27430266
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 23913276
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 46297253
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 42699288
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 40128725
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 34777090
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 33442645
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 33438917
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 33439785
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 31940130
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 31383933
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 30873963
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 30357243
41.0%
11
China
KWD 28302762
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 27732587
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 27271066
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 26826388
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5986616
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 45532090
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 37296863
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 34535069
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 34340719
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 33439893
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 33438411
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 33260105
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 31511692
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 31386668
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 31253229
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 30873714
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 29351024
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 37425354
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 36010754
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 35100965
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 34992051
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 34030321
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 33439091
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 31637972
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 31321882
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 31174965
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 30866578
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28297093
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28295137
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 51439294
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 51440457
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 50926535
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 48871526
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 48871526
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 47328215
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 38582869
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 38582842
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 29961391
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 25729370
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%.