Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,590,820 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,590,549 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
4,590,549 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 4,590,820 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 55,089,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 55,086,585 KWD per year, or 4,590,549 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 47928161
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 44898220
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 44347321
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 42418853
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 32227556
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 31707529
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 30850941
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 30031100
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 29158042
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 29099096
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 28981593
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 28541958
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 28515826
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 28221858
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 27823186
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 27553045
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 26966470
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 26708974
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 26447671
52.0%
19
France
KWD 22764997
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 20594195
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 20288779
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 19835086
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 29373652
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25607647
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 49578768
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 45725575
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 42972705
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 37241872
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 35812628
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 35808900
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 35809768
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 34203767
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33608071
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33061640
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 32508422
41.0%
11
China
KWD 30308132
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 29697589
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29203514
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 28727066
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6406177
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 40077912
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 38563043
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 37588810
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 37472147
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 36442235
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 35809074
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33880341
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 33541827
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 33384475
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33054255
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 30302463
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 30300508
45.0%
12
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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%.