Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,499,907 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,499,636 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
4,499,636 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 4,499,907 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 53,998,884 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 53,995,629 KWD per year, or 4,499,636 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 46979029
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 44009090
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 43469102
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 41578816
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 31589347
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 31079634
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 30240006
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 29435765
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 28580784
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 28522853
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 28407750
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 27976843
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 27951256
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 27663052
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 27272254
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 27007464
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 26432681
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 26180133
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 25924012
52.0%
19
France
KWD 22314432
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 20186397
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 19887089
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 19442342
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28792173
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25100675
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 48596908
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 44820081
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 42121759
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 36504386
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 35103507
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 35099779
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 35100647
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 33526466
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32942588
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 32407066
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 31864769
41.0%
11
China
KWD 29708106
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 29109642
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 28625308
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 28158365
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6280640
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 47793625
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 39149363
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 36250228
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 36046296
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 35100755
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 35099272
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34912024
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 33076735
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32945261
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32805138
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 32406817
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30808660
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 39284241
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 37799374
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 36844423
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 36730079
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 35720568
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 35099953
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33209403
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32877598
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 32723369
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 32399681
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 29702437
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 29700482
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 53994466
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 53995629
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 53456155
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 51298940
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 51298940
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 49678973
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 40499248
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 40499221
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 31449549
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 27006956
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%.