Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,385,364 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,385,093 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
4,385,093 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 4,385,364 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 52,624,368 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 52,621,113 KWD per year, or 4,385,093 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 45783200
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 42888860
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 42362616
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 40520439
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 30785255
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 30288539
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 29470277
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 28685692
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 27853486
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 27796833
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 27684755
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 27264843
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 27239944
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 26959003
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 26578123
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 26320076
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 25760150
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 25513836
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 25264244
52.0%
19
France
KWD 21746757
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 19672605
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 19380992
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 18947516
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28059556
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24461932
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 47359844
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 43679233
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 41049637
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 35575213
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 34210071
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 34206343
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 34207211
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 32673120
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32104134
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 31582357
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 31053818
41.0%
11
China
KWD 28952123
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 28368876
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 27896814
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 27441848
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6122474
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 46577067
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38152839
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 35327584
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35128807
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34207319
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34205837
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34023399
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32234844
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32106839
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 31970312
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 31582107
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30024547
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 38284281
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 36837213
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 35906556
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 35795133
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 34811325
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34206517
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 32364076
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32040724
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 31890428
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 31574972
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28946454
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28944498
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 52619950
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 52621113
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 52095385
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 49993150
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 49993150
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 48414419
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 39468361
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 39468334
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 30649017
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26319698
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%.