Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,392,357 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,392,086 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
4,392,086 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 4,392,357 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 52,708,284 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 52,705,029 KWD per year, or 4,392,086 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 45856207
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 42957251
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 42430169
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 40585054
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 30834346
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 30336836
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 29517270
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 28731485
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 27897889
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 27841158
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 27728895
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 27308312
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 27283370
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 27001986
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 26620501
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 26362042
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 25801209
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 25554514
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 25304524
52.0%
19
France
KWD 21781414
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 19703972
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 19411890
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 18977726
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28104283
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24500928
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 47435368
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 43748883
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 41115091
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 35631940
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 34264617
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 34260889
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 34261757
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 32725218
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32155322
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 31632706
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 31103328
41.0%
11
China
KWD 28998276
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 28414101
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 27941290
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 27485592
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6132131
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 46651339
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38213678
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 35383913
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35184821
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34261865
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34260382
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34077651
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32286243
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32158026
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32021279
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 31632457
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30072418
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 38345330
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 36895954
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 35963814
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 35852213
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 34866836
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34261063
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 32415684
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32091817
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 31941281
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 31625321
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28992607
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28990652
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 52703866
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 52705029
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 52178461
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 50072870
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 50072870
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 48491621
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 39531298
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 39531271
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 30697890
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26361656
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%.