Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,601,740 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,601,469 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
4,601,469 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 4,601,740 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 55,220,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 55,217,625 KWD per year, or 4,601,469 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 48042166
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 45005017
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 44452808
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 42519753
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 32304215
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 31782948
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 30924324
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 30102608
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 29227379
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 29168311
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 29050520
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 28609836
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 28583639
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 28288978
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 27889362
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 27618577
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 27030586
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 26772495
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 26510570
52.0%
19
France
KWD 22819116
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 20643178
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 20337028
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 19882261
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 29443497
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25668542
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 49696704
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 45834338
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 43074916
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 37330455
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 35897804
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 35894076
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 35894944
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 34285121
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33688006
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33140264
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 32585734
41.0%
11
China
KWD 30380204
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 29768210
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29272965
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 28795376
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6421256
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 48875190
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 40035310
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 37070493
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 36861978
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 35895052
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 35893570
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 35702044
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 33825208
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 33690649
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 33547329
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 33140014
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 31505766
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 40173243
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 38654771
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 37678221
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 37561281
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 36528918
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 35894250
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33960931
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 33621611
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 33463884
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33132879
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 30374535
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 30372580
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 55216462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 55217625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 54665931
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 52459836
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 52459836
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 50803210
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 41415745
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 41415718
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 32161251
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 27617954
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%.