Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,590,816 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,590,545 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
4,590,545 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 4,590,816 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 55,089,792 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 55,086,537 KWD per year, or 4,590,545 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 47928119
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 44898180
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 44347283
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 42418816
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 32227528
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 31707501
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 30850915
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 30031074
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 29158016
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 29099070
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 28981568
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 28541933
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 28515801
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 28221833
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 27823162
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 27553021
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 26966447
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 26708950
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 26447648
52.0%
19
France
KWD 22764977
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 20594178
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 20288762
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 19835069
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 29373627
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25607624
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 49578725
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 45725535
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 42972667
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 37241840
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 35812597
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 35808869
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 35809737
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 34203738
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33608042
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33061611
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 32508394
41.0%
11
China
KWD 30308106
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 29697563
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29203489
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 28727041
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6406171
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 48759166
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 39940271
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 36982500
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 36774477
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 35809845
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 35808363
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 35617296
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 33744916
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 33610689
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 33467712
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 33061362
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 31430985
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 40077877
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 38563010
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 37588777
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 37472115
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 36442203
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 35809043
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33880312
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 33541798
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 33384446
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33054226
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 30302437
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 30300481
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 55085374
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 55086537
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 54536154
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 52335302
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 52335302
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 50682609
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 41317429
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 41317402
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 32084905
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 27552410
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%.