Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,335,516 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,335,245 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
4,335,245 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 4,335,516 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 52,026,192 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 52,022,937 KWD per year, or 4,335,245 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 45262787
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 42401346
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 41881085
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 40059844
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 30435322
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 29944261
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 29135299
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 28359267
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 27536973
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 27480877
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 27370114
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 26954988
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 26930388
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 26652608
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 26276044
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 26020932
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 25467471
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 25223870
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 24977120
52.0%
19
France
KWD 21499710
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 19449007
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 19160744
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 18732173
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27740728
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24183957
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 46821485
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 43182747
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 40583059
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 35170846
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 33821257
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 33817529
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 33818397
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 32301753
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 31739246
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 31223451
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 30700900
41.0%
11
China
KWD 28623126
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 28046502
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 27579781
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 27130027
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6053642
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 46047632
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 37719161
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 34926059
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 34729524
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 33818505
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 33817023
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 33636679
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 31868461
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 31741966
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 31607004
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 31223202
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 29683308
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 37849108
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 36418490
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 35498406
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 35388254
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 34415632
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 33817703
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 31996198
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 31676525
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 31527941
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 31216066
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28617457
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28615501
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 52021774
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 52022937
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 51503190
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 49424882
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 49424882
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 47864097
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 39019729
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 39019702
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 30300633
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26020610
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%.