Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,449,598 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,449,327 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
4,449,327 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 4,449,598 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 53,395,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 53,391,921 KWD per year, or 4,449,327 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 46453803
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 43517068
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 42983117
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 41113961
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 31236178
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 30732173
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 29901930
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 29106322
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 28261344
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 28203974
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 28090200
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 27664122
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 27638837
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 27353823
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 26967381
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 26705553
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 26137295
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 25887485
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 25634232
52.0%
19
France
KWD 22065100
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 19960732
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 19664804
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 19225007
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28470397
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24820130
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 48053571
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 44319004
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 41650867
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 36096279
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 34711096
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 34707369
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 34708236
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 33151664
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32574326
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 32044842
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 31508587
41.0%
11
China
KWD 29376067
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 28784286
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 28305342
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 27843660
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6211172
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 47259294
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38711675
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 35844989
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35643321
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34708344
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34706862
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34521727
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32706964
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32577014
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32438470
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 32044592
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30464266
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 38845044
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 37376779
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 36432498
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 36319437
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 35321215
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34707543
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 32838123
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32510031
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 32357529
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 32037456
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 29370398
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 29368442
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 53390758
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 53391921
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 52858484
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 50725417
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 50725417
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 49123562
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 40046467
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 40046440
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 31097943
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26705102
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%.