Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,499,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,498,769 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
4,498,769 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 4,499,040 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 53,988,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 53,985,225 KWD per year, or 4,498,769 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 46969978
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 44000611
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 43460726
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 41570805
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 31583261
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 31073646
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 30234180
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 29430088
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 28575279
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 28517357
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 28402278
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 27971453
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 27945872
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 27657723
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 27267000
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 27002261
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 26427591
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 26175089
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 25919018
52.0%
19
France
KWD 22310135
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 20182508
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 19883259
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 19438597
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28786628
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25095840
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 48587544
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 44811446
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 42113644
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 36497353
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 35096744
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 35093016
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 35093884
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 33520007
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32936242
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 32400824
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 31858630
41.0%
11
China
KWD 29702384
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 29104035
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 28619793
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 28152942
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6279443
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 47784416
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 39141820
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 36243245
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 36039351
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 35093992
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 35092510
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34905298
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 33070363
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32938915
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32798819
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 32400574
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30802725
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 39276672
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 37792091
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 36837324
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 36723002
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 35713685
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 35093190
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33203005
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32871264
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 32717064
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 32393439
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 29696715
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 29694760
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 53984062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 53985225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 53445855
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 51289056
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 51289056
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 49669402
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 40491445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 40491418
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 31443489
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 27001754
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%.